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Technical  and  Bibliographic  Notes/Note*  tachniquas  at  bibliographiquas 


Tha  Instituta  has  attampted  to  obtain  the  best 
original  copy  available  for  filming.  Features  of  this 
copy  which  may  be  bibiiographicaliy  unique, 
which  may  altar  any  of  the  images  in  the 
reproduction,  or  which  may  significantly  change 
:^:;^  usual  method  of  filming,  are  checked  below. 


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along  interior  margin/ 

La  re  liure  serrie  peut  causer  de  I'ombre  ou  de  la 
distorsion  le  long  de  la  marge  intirieuro 

Blank  leaves  added  during  restoration  may 
appear  within  the  text.  Whenever  possible,  these 
have  been  omitted  from  filming/ 
II  se  peut  que  certaines  pages  blanches  ajouties 
lors  d'une  restauration  apparaissent  dans  le  texte. 
mais,  lorsque  cela  Atait  possible,  ces  pages  n'ont 
pas  M  filmies. 


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qu'il  lui  a  iti  possible  de  se  procurer.  Les  details 
de  cet  exemplaire  qui  sont  peut-Atre  uniques  du 
point  de  vue  bibliographique,  qui  peuvent  modifier 
une  image  reproduite.  ou  qui  peuvent  exiger  une 
modification  dans  la  m^thoda  normale  de  filmage 
sont  indiqute  ci-dessous. 


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slips,  tissues,  etc.,  have  been  ref limed  to 
ensure  the  best  possible  image/ 
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obscurcies  par  un  feuillet  d'errata.  une  pelure, 
etc..  ont  ^ti  filmies  i  nouveau  de  facon  i 
obtanir  la  meilleure  image  possible. 


Additional  comments:/ 
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This  copy  it  a  photorsproduction. 


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Th«  copy  filmed  h«r«  Hm  bmmn  raproduead  thanks 
to  tha  ganaroaity  of: 

Memorial  University  of  St  John's 


L'axamplaira  fflmA  fut  raproduit  grica  i  la 
gAn^ositi  da: 

Memoriil  University  of  St  John's 


Tha  Imagaa  appaaring  hara  ara  tha  baat  quality 
poasibia  eonaidaring  tha  condition  and  lagibillty 
of  tha  original  oopy  and  in  Icaaping  with  tha 
filming  contract  spaciffcatidna. 


Original  eopiaa  in  printad  papar  eovars  ara  filmad 
beginning  with  tha  front  covar  and  anding  on 
tha  laat  paga  with  a  printad  or  illustratad  impraa- 
sion,  or  tha  back  covar  whan  appropriata.  All 
othar  original  eopiaa  ara  filmad  beginning  on  tha 
first  paga  with  a  printad  or  llluatratad  impraa* 
sion.  and  ending  on  tha  laat  paga  with  a  printad 
or  iiluatratad  impraaalon. 


Tha  laat  racordad  frama  on  aach  mieroficha 
shall  contain  tha  symbol  »<-^(  meaning  "CON- 
TINUED"), or  the  symbol  ▼  (meening  "END"), 
whichever  appllee. 

Mapa.  plataa.  charts,  etc..  may  be  filmed  at 
different  reduction  ratioa.  Thoee  too  large  to  be 
entirely  included  in  one  expoaure  are  filmed 
beginning  In  the  upper  left  hend  comer,  left  to 
right  and  top  to  bottom,  ae  many  framea  aa 
required.  Thia  following  diagrama  llluatrate  the 
method: 


Lea  imagee  suhrantea  ont  4t4  reproduitee  avac  la 
plua  grand  soin.  compta  tenu  do  la  condition  at 
da  la  nettet*  do  I'exemplaira  film*,  et  en 
conformity  avac  lee  conditione  du  eontrat  da 
filmage. 

Laa  axampiairee  origineux  dont  la  eouverture  an 
papier  eat  imprim4e  sent  fllmte  en  commen^ant 
par  la  premier  plat  at  an  tarminent  soit  par  la 
damiAre  page  qui  comporte  une  empreinte 
d'Impreeaion  ou  d'llluatration.  solt  par  la  second 
piet.  selon  le  caa.  Toua  laa  autrea  exemplairaa 
origineux  sent  filmto  en  commen^nt  par  la 
premiere  page  qui  comporte  une  empreinte 
dimpreeslon  ou  dlllustration  at  wt  terminent  per 
la  demlAre  page  qui  comporte  une  telle 
empreinte. 

Un  dee  symbolee  suhiants  apparaitra  sur  la 
dami^re  image  do  cheque  microfiche,  selon  le 
cae:  le  symbols  -^  signlfie  "A  SUIVRE",  le 
symboie  T  signlfie  "FIN". 

Lee  eartea.  planehee.  tableeux.  etc.,  peuvent  itre 
filmte  i  dee  taux  de  reduction  diff irenta. 
Loraqua  le  document  eat  trop  grand  pour  ktrm 
reproduit  en  un  seul  clich4.  il  eet  film*  i  partir 
de  I'angia  supMeur  gauche,  de  gauche  k  droite, 
et  de  haut  en  bee.  an  prenant  le  nombre 
d'imagea  n^caeaaira.  Laa  diagrammee  suivants 
illuatrent  la  mAthoda. 


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'  .  providence  of  (Grpt^  should  put  this  little '  book;'  into '. 

the  hands  of  any  such  truth-loving  non-Catholics, 

wo  hope  it  may  show  them  the  reasonableness  and 

the  sublime  signiiicancb  of  those  soloniu  ceremonies 

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,  unsympathetic  eye  may  soeni.Iiko  "empty  forms," 

but  whioli  we  Catholics  intiend  .for  the  expression 

•  ■   of  our  most  reverent  and' loving  woi-ship  of  the 

•    God-Atan,  Jesus  Christ,  ^vhom  we  see  with  the  eyes 

j    -of  faith  really  and  truly '  present  on  our  altars, 

wlioro  ITu  olTers  Himself  to  His  Iloavculy  Fatiier, 

.     renewing  daily  the  awful  Sacrifice  of  Calvary. 

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■^  A,.,-...-    .>:.,:..:..,,.;■.■..;.'..,,    .J  ^,  r,  v^i  v. -'•,*•■'>  ,     -  .'.,  :i- '  '  ■  ■ '. 

<',;.'.  QAORIFICE,"  ill  general,  may  be; downed,  "An  • 
;li>r  •' rr^i-'oblatidri-of  a  matovial.  thiiig  mddo  to  God  by'- 

a  lawful  miiiistor,  Svith  a  roul;"chnuge,  to 'testify. 

God's  Rupi-eme  doininiou  and  our '  subjection  to 

him."  '■,  ■:  ■  •■•,  ,' ;,  );  ;,■'■•  "    : 

That  snoh  worship  was  paid  to  Almighty  God 
from  the  beginning  of  the  world,  under  tlio  law  of 
Mature  iii  diitcront  nations,  in  the  patriarchal  ages, 
from  Abel  the  Just'down  to  tlie  time  of  the  ^fosaio 

history," 
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.  authenticity'  of  tko, books  of  the  Old  Testament, 
.  •will  or  can  (leny.,;"ift;;,.j;j*;^V  :;,■  •  j--^-:,  ;.',.,;r .:    •:.  •:; ■ 

That  sacrifices  of ; various  kinds,  agreeing  vrith 

:_  the  above  dofinitioivSvere  expressly  commanded 

■       by  Almighty  God=  Himself  to,,  the  Jewish  people, 

together  with  ceremonies  attending  tliem,  is  evident 

'  from  the  whole  book  of  ■  Leviticus,  andj  indeed, 

. .  from  the  general  tciior  pf/tho  Old  Testament..'.-  :., 

'  ..  '  It  is  acknowledged 'that  those' sacrifices  liad  no'' r'-;!^ 

■.>  ^  •  ■■■7  .,,;  ••  V  ■    ■■ .  ■      ..■■■■.■       .  ■      .,    .  ■'■;■::. ■.■,Vv 

■  value  in  themselves:  but  only  in  relation  to  the  .-'/.•?'  I 
Sacrifice  of  the  Cross,  which  was  to  he  accomplisliod   '■ ','''  -j 
by  tlio  Son  of  Got!,  the  Bodcomcr' of  tiio  "World,  the        ".•  . 
Groat  ^[cdiator  between  God  and  man,  and  the  only      '.. 
llcconcilcr  of ;  Goi^  with  .man.    It  was  from  His    ; '.;''.s 
'i'\  sacrifice,  solely,  the  .fbregoingsnsrificos  drew  their 
'      'power  and  onioady,.,';  :';•;■  .-. . 

It  is  confessed,  also,  that  thos^  Jewish  sacrifices 

< ..    wore  only  tcmporilry ;  but,  that  sacrifice  was  not  to- 

bu  laid  aside,  the  prophets  bear  witness.',    "  I  have 

no  pleasure  in  you,  saitli  the, Lord  of  Hosts. .  I  will 

'    not  receive  a  gift  of  your  hand :  but,  from  the  rising 

'  '  of  the  sun,  even  to  the  going  down,  my  name  is 


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i>-r 


'.<')^va8  ohbsoh  and  brdaii  led  a'  Priest .  by  His  heavenly 
!.  i'ather.' ,  :^' The  Lord  hath  sworn,  and  will  not  re- 


rV;.v!|.'.'  ',;:■  iwntj.thou  art  a  priest  forover,'according  to  the .. 
'''*>'.:  ^i'  :;(Drdor  of  M'elohi^edeo.'V:.  St  Pauloitos  this  jHissage,  *. 


^.^ ,,  and- proves'  from  it  tho  necessity  of  a  now  and  inore 
•(•-i»vr."//'t*'l>c>'f8ct' priesthood*  in  th§  new  law,  oqcording  to 

:^  '.  ■;  V  ■...  the  order:  of  Meiohiscdec.'  Our  .Saviour  never  as- 


i^ 


f  \ 


;;?i':v''^.: 


■^:':- 


.  sumcd  that  character,  nor  oillciated  in  that  order 
.  (during  His  mortal  life)  but  nt  His  Last  Supper.' 
-  Then, Ho  offered  His  body .  and  blood*  under' the, 
'  spcoios  of  bread  and  wine'jt  and  what'He  did,  Ho' 
gavo  power  to  His  a^iostlos  to  do,*  and  commanded 
them  and  their  successors  to  do  the  same,  in  com- 
'  mcmoration  of,  and  to  show  forth,  His  death  until 
'  His  second  coming.  This  is  what  is  performo|.l  in 
'■'  the  holy  sacrifice  of  the  IMass,  which  may  be  defined, 
; /'The  sacrifice  of  the  Evangelical  law,  instituted  by 
(Christ  at  his  Jjost  Supper,  consisting  of  an  oblation 

;  .^ : : : : — ''.'■■■''    .- ' — — — r- 

.  •  81.  U>11.  xivl.  n. 


.'     —■ — r '-^. r ■ '■ •  .■■•■.':';V'-J-    .I^J-^V-,  v/   ..    «l*».cU.4.    ■  •   ill«b.6.  '.'■  ,     ,  '..•8l.U>ll.xxvl.3«. 

■,  ■;•;  ■  ■••'•;V:''V'V    '»Mal.ehl,l.v«r.lO,U..-.   ;;;..  ';••'■•■•  ..'/\^*'i';f  T^Tj^'lvr^^^^^^^ 

•■^.'  !;<:;•:^^'^lV;.;^•:^.,■-l^^vi:j;v^■:^v'^"^'^•.,■^V■•■»^/.:'v^^^^^  :.^^-."",i'^«'"':'v:>o   ■■".•.'- 


!l 


.■■.T.i^v 


ifl. 


of  Christ's  body  and  blood,  under  the  B[)eoie8  of 

bread  and  wino;  for  a  perpetual  memorial  of  his  .'.  , '  :  . 

.pjissioii."  ;■  ■   .;  .■.■vr-^''^i''i- ;v^i;v  •:•.:;  ;i;  k'  ;' ,  ,.,vv'.-  •4^i! 

■     '     It  is  an  oblation  of  souiothiuc  sensible  or  extehial,''.r;>-V<>^ 

by  which  it  is  distinguished  from  the  internal  obla^'  v;' .  u  '-H>' 

tiou  of  our  soulsandalTectioiiA.-  Man  consists  of;  ' ,  t^;;"^!^ 

soul  and  body!  by.  the  former' ho  must  worship    ■  V/-.j . 

God  internally  ill  spirit. and  truth:  by  the  latter, ^'■(  '.iM'', 

exteriorly  and  s'eusibly,  i,  (f  By  the  heart  ^vo  believe  '.  I  ■  ;{ t^V 

,  unto  justice;  by  the.  mouth' confession  is  made  unto  . . ''{^<  .'''•iiL 

salvation."^    It  is  offered  to  God,  tc  whom  alone  ■''^: .'  Vr '' 

siicritice,  as  a  testimony  of  sovcrci  ,'nty,  can  bo  "",  '     : 

olTercd  ;•  and  only  by  ministers,  "cal  cd  by  God  09   . ,      1  > 

Aaron  Wiis,"  that  is,  lawfully  ordained  in  the  sue-'-'  I'.U/'':' 

cession, of  ^the  <  sacred' hiemrcliy.r  A- change  is  w^^l;)'^i^^^ 

...  wrought,  by  the' almighty  power  of  God,  when.the:j.f':  'j-.-j.: 

••:'    awful  words  of  consecraUpn  are  pronounced;  and',   ••■/''•";';' 

all  tiie  four  great  ends  of  sacrifice  are  comprehended .  -. .  i'!  v  jj 

'.;.  therein.  •     ',  •  ,:-'.V;;   '^■:^,■.l^^■:■>\,  •':   m;  ,  ,,'    ■  .' ^■.  ''ivJi^ 

'■'  V      This: sacrifice,  is  called,  by  the.Greeks,  Liturgy  ;V.;'7';'fl'*' 

{in  tlie  Latin  Church  it  has  generally  received  the  .-■'    j?;';', 

■  name  of  Missa  or  Mass,  from  very  e- rly  ages ;  by  y.  ';;;:•,'•: 

Pope  Cornelius,  in  the  third  century ;  by  Pojie  SyJ-   -^^  '     >- 


>  lion.  t. 


v..  ■ 


V^' 


•  lUb.  t.  .. ,. 


'i>.; 


•      •   ~  ■  ■         ',    .'•>  ■■      ^^'••■'■,  ■■:;'     ■  .  -■•.■ ..     ..  :•■  ■•■■■    ■  ■  •.   .•■■ 


'▼ester,  in'  the  fourth;  by:  the  aeeond  Council  of 
;  ;r  j-  1  •  •  Carthage,  in  the  fourth ;  by  tlie  Council  of  Mileve,     N 
•■•.'•;  v':' .v.  JA-'isTi.  w<ii-«^fc«i«ni»il  different  names  in  different  t  l  '.< 


^   In^V  ':' but  the  substaiice  of  all  is  the  same;  anil  the  belief 
• '  ki^;*;  \  ■  of  tlie  Keal  Presence  has  never  varied  in  tlie  Uni-  ' 
:^:litry:^,>erBal  Church  spread  tliroughout^  the  yrorld..  The   , 
•  ^>  1^!.^;  .'j5.iLiturgio8  are  yet  extant  which; gb.Mnder  the  names 
S:.f  ^Ulrot  gt;  Peter'  St  James,  St.  Basit  St^  Chrysostom,  > 


!;  V  * ■'■•'■'  St.  Ambrose,  etc.    St.  Alexander, Po^w and  martyr; 

'  I    '        says : '  "  Nothing  can  bo  greater  in  the  sacrifice  than 

,  i^*  ?'      J  the  body  and  bloo<l  of  our  Jjord  Je^us  Christ,  nor 

j'V''||j,tij;.,  oblation  bettor  or. more  excellent  than  this,. which 

'iSill^l^'^iJrsurpassethall'oihcirs.;:,-^  •: 

^  •Ii?>''  ^     •  St  Cyprian  observes : » «'If  Jesus  Christ,  our  God 

'  jfj-»"  Viiud  Lord,  be  the  great  Priest  of  God  the  Father, 

^'I'n.V'iv;-:  an<l>at^  ''"'St  offered  sacrifice  to  God,  and  com- 

■*C.t './  inahclcd  , that  we  should  dp ithls  in  commemora- 

him,   certainly  f  the   priest    holds  .  truly 

Jesus  Christ,  who  doth  that  which 

Christ  did,  and 'offers  the  true  and  entire  sacrifice 

to  God  the  Father  in  the  Cliuroh.     Therefore,  in 


[Hi.  5r^i' . V !: inahded  ,  that 
;'^li-;j5^.^|i:'^,^,tibn';,of.-;lnm 
''^'i ,'':  '  I '•  the  place  of 


..vr.i'fel!v:H:^|■y^jfcJ,ly.!.>■J:;.V■::|l,■l:^■l 


■'■♦a 


all   sacrifices,'  we \^makof  commemoration   of   his   '  ;  v,  >. 
passion,^^  etc.;  „  ^>ci:\t:U}4^'Xf'^V^:^''^^i^''-y-- ^■■■■■<'  ^r'i'O:^'' 


m^' 


,  >  EusebiuS; 
history,' 
God'thV 


,'K*''iT,*v!that  lis  perfection  was  noW  to  1)6  liwl  by  the  Levit-  .    '• 

"■'•"''"j  ■*■{■•'•  '■      •■■•'■'  ,;■••■     ■    .•    '-,'i  ,'.';.  .■^.  ■.  .        ,      ■       'r' 

'I'ft  !£  ii  ',-ij,..^ical' priesthood:  it  became,  necessary:  that,  another  .  •  ; 


,St.  Ambrose*  te^ifee8)i'|l!f{)H;fi8'*manifest  /th^^ 
Ablations  of  beasts  wliicli; were  in  Aaron's  order  1  5  ;\y^ 
arc    vail  islind,  but ;  Mclchisc'doc's    institution   rc- 


^ij-^Jf^f^ 'i.'', not  aa  supposing  any  doBcienoy  in' the  sacrifice  of   *  "  :■ 
V  v|i  jl  .;-  '• 'tlie  cross,  but  as  the  continuance  and  daily  applioaf 


has  continued  in  the  liew: law,  aiid  tliat  this  saci-i-'  '■■:i-%]l^^-f^i 
fice  in  the  "Vyestern  Church',. fromcarlyantiqiiityj  "^'  *;;i,-r '^.ii 

has  obtained  the  name,  of  Mass;.)';  :i;..'-;     '.       :;   ,     '>i "   '^j.-' 


"  *•■  '  *•'■  '■■')■■  I  MASS  IH  lATIH. 


of  the  most  comraon'and  specious  objections  ;> .U.  ' 

,  .. ,  „      .-  Liturgy  is,"  thai  it  is.  said  in!  the  Latin  and  ;•,.■•'■:.:•,• 

.;^^>lJ*!v'^VrPo''/i!»tl'6viilgar  tongue/ ;^^  to  this,  we"'-^'-   ■.;_ 

'^'  ;(;,'!■>■  ';'; observe,   1st,   That  'there  were   tliree    languages,     .  '" 
>■  !t  A  i- -f  ■ ;  as  it  were,  consecrated  by 'the' inscription  on  our    ,    ' 


rVt^Mr- .f' .'>•*;■- Ji'^' 


-.^  ;i.-!^jvt'-*.^.* 


'■5," 


said  in  Latin  (excepting  only  jv  temporary  dispon-l'  !' 
sation  given  to  the  Sclavbnians  to  facilitate  their  ..'■"^ 
conversion).  ;  In  the  Apostles'  tiine^' the  Latin,  we   :.'i' 
j:  may  say,  was  the'  vulgar,  tongue ;bf  Europe  as  well  ,;;'.' ' 
as  of  Africa,  and  is  still  the  niiost  cbmmo  ily  known  •:,'"r- 
by  educated  persons  in  every  part  of  Europe.     It  •  ■;'. 
is  not  the  Church  which  has  introduced  a  foreign   .'    .' 
language,  but  it  is  the  people  who  have  forgotten  '_•'>• 
their  ancient  tongiKj.'   It  is  natural  enough  that  the  v'i; :{;;'.; '^  p' 

■  .   .    ^     .    •.   •      1      'i  ■.!•    .    •  ...•  ■■     -.       ••'      .    ■        ■       •     »   -        »       .  • 'Ji-i 


...•■•••) 


.,•   M> 


^'  ■'..v,;;    'they  are  furnished' with  explanations  of  the  differ* 

I  ;ji:r:     •  ®"''  parts;   and  as  the  priest  and  the  people  act 

vi'^', '.;•.)■ .  in  very  different  capacities,  the  laity  are  accoinmo- 

'ii'iri'l'-  dated  with  prayers  suited  to  th^ir.  state,  or,  know- 

[•  .\-;.i,-.-7,i;;  -ing  well  the  several  parts  of  thQ  Sacrifice,  they  can 

» . ,  I  nv  1  ■:  • ;:-  - •     • 

"Dr.  Mllncr.  ,      ;•    ,  -        '■       '•  1-    . 

'     >  Id  Bhanuhal,  ChlDK,  one  bu  kuUted  *t  Mnu  In  a  eongregnllon  of 
Chlneio,  JaptocM,  Bpanlib,   Unliyi,  Tortufuen,  Franeb,  OtnnaDi, 
•.,/;•,<;„.'"'  ■,.^IUIItiii,  Md  Xnfllih.'   la  wbat  eharch  or  eflic*  aiecpt  Iha  Catboll*  - 
'^f'-^Si'c''' >''''"*■■  ■O"'*' thaad  diffaraut  oaUonalUloa  (aal  at  bonar   - 

-;'*''k'.'>i;;'^".  ".  ■  .-■,'^- ■•■•, v.:  '■'.'<..■'■  -•■■■':•  -■'•' '  ...'•■■  ,•.-;•■  :••:•• 

•"•,t  ,-  <i"   •,•   ■      •!'„.,   '■    ■■  •  4      ,-l ■■••■'<  I*'-  ••    •  ■■ 

'■.■.'.'     .1.  ■■■'.■■■'■■■'■■.  .  .  ^- -T  .  •      .  .   .     - 


lapt  .thereto'  the:  becoming /revgrence ;  of  their j  1,' v'-i  ),• 
allies  —"  ^'- ^ '  '' — * *  " '"•       ~s  -    * 


2(1  Lot  it  also  be  ob'sbrvedj  that  the  people  do  ^ir!.':,";;-:"' 
jkot  hoar  Mass  for  instruction,  .but  to  ]oiii  with     ,;.; 
Ihcir  brethren  there  prosoiit,  and.yith. the  .whole     '■■.■.••  i;';'j 
liurch,  to  pay  thoir^adorationiiDraise.  anid  thank8-'-"ft!?l;i>V.r? 
iving  to  the"  Almigli 
aviour'a  pausion  and 

leir  cominou  Mediator^?  the  1  graces  and'  blcssiugs.'^Vj.vf  ^'^^.C:.',^, 
e 
ibvions 
f  faitli 
brdod  to  Catholics  by  sermbn'synioatbohisms  iii  ';'.^'fi.'S^^     ; 
le  vulgar  tongue ;  besides  ■  tlie  ^  piOus  and  forcible  V;  y. J  .^;:' ,:!'  '• 

laanno   nnfl   nrlmniiitinna 'thev    receive    ill' the   tri-'  ..*'■  V.i".-'''-.  • 


'i;''. '!-^r' '4.  Tl'o  next'  encloiBure;'''woa;"nllotted'  for; the:  priests'^  ;V; 
4»i^"4  <,.'i;'^9''|yi'*o.  oiler  theVtiBual.  sacrifices,',  and\  renew,  the' :"''?.)-'>•. 

'•';''"iij''''fl^i^  loaves  of  Vroposition;''',"  Jf  any  of  the  Jewish  laity  ,  'a.V\*  •. 

j:v(t|p.*j(^j.;^jr.- ,'■  ■  ::*  )..  ■-,  ...  i.*..-    .■  ...,  ;.■     i  ,-■.•■ '.■."ir-'i- r'-i  ■■•''..  ^  .'     •'      :•'.:  \  ■" 

-■  .L'.'ry.Si^i  ;kt'riin#l '  <1aiiA#1    ^t\  OAf  a    f£\n¥  fliAVAin    fliA  Inur  AiMnman#1af1    .'      .'.>.'-     •  *'.     ' 


'  V  I' '  •'  privilege  of  his  royal  dignity,  outer  in  thither  and 


,'''=.»^;y;1"0t:'.  s  In  this  enclosure,  Zoohary,  the  fatiier  of  the  Bap- '   ;- 
f-  -'vV,^:  •..-i.!-..   _i»-..i.i  : 1...  jjijnself.* ;  ■  The  multitude      .•., 


smoke  oscoiiding, ,.  put  they.  '► '. -.t    •  ;'t. 
the"  priest  j;:;yet^ they ^ joined!" V-,"V''^'-^ 
^{'t'V.'-.f  !t'in  the  sacrifice,  and  were  j)rdy4ny,'meautime,  with-.'^  vv;^^^ 
'V.'-'  ii: '  out,  in   that  division  'where   the,;  Israelites 'were  ,^  ."■•."■ 

' after  the' necessary  purifications,  ...!■.;•" . 

separated  froqi  the  court,  where  ",     .• -i'-.-  -,• 


••J.1 

1*3 


y     ■'  '1      •     •■       "       .1'   .        I    ■.    ■    I-        ,  • 


strangers  iand  Qehtiles ^wer^- instjruoted  in'therlawp  ■••<.;■•' 

ofMoscs.:;:•;^^'V^■^m;|^^ 

During  the  Bat ylonisl\;,captiYityfVtlie  Israelites '^^^ 
forgot  tlieir  language ;  ^"yet  V.the.;  .•Sisriptufps ;  and  V;  '}•'  ,^'' :"-* ' .] 
Jewish  Liturgy  wore  read  in  the'teinple  and  isyna-;'.^' ;:;..'. ^jj 
gogues  in  pure  Hebrew,  and"  the  priests  and  doctors  ';  '''    "'  ■ 


nothing  to  the  purpose.  '  The  apostle  speaks  not,- . 
there,  of  tlie  nublic  service,  but  of  private  con->  , 
fcronccs  among  the  laity  > newly  i convened,  who  ; 
.  have  often  shared  in  the  exterior- miraculous  gifts^^.^^" /•';:■  I 
•  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  such  ds  prophecy' and  the  gift  ;';,;.:=;]< ;f; 
of  tongues;  and  which;  were  sometimes  abused 
through  ostentation,  etc..  The  apostle,  in  this 
chapter,  wished  to  correct  those  abuses   and  dis- 


■:.J 


orders. 


::-..lv: 


.'>V./.'.-- 

I   3..      .4".     t    .1 


'    ■    ■■•'•  -r  .■■■:•. ;..:-<.;;r*/ ;\:/^'-.;..:.;-<»v";..j.,r.,iii;t^'S':;;f, 
Luther  himself,' against  ..Carlostad;  maintained L;^i>Y;?j^;.>'!' 

that  the  language  of  public  worship  was  a  matter  ;.:'./'■' • 

jof  indifference.    "Wlicn  Queen  Elizdbeth  wished  to  !i'V' ;''^'  ' 

I  convert  the  Irish  to  her  new  faith,  she  sent  to  Ire-^.;,,'.  V'j^ 

land  her  supernumerary  Lcvites  with  her.  English  rft^Vv;-.;- 

Liturgy,  of  which  the'Irisli  understood  not  a  word.7>'^ •'(,,.■  1^,*^ 

■  ••V.^■;^  .■••:.■•.•'•;■'''■; ;^^f:^!  '■^:.;:'.- .:::>■::■■::: :.r.-ii: 

.'■       '    i     '•.•■.■^i  ■'■•..■";!/;, i•,•:*f^«•-■i•i5•.  •;t«^^";)^;i;<' ; 

I  ■  .■  ...;;..-.■.  v.  :■::•■■:.'.■..  ^■." 'if-. :•  *i.-!.~.-^'--. 


■ .  »• . 


•n.\- 


^' EXVLAXATIOK  OK  Tll^  MASS.  '',{•' 

'no    more  than  her  clergy  understood  the  Irish 


people,  make' of  the 'Psalma  of  David  even  when  ;• 
vjV;',':^'';;<.  translated  into  the  vulgar  tongue?     The    most 
-'.'i'.^:-^-'\  learned  theologia..L'  have  oftpu  great  difficulty  iu   .  ' 
'**:'r--rt-'-;^ ascertaining  their-literal  meaning. -L-iU:' -!..'",.*• '.  ;  .v-  '"•Y*'- 
'{'^t\iJVx^:,.  The  Catholip  Church  has' succeeded'  jnuch  better  i--'- 1 
(''.•■^:.''^'    in  uniting  the' hearts  of  the  faithful  in  the  same'  ' 
.'.'■'.'":  I',   faith,  and  in  agreement  of  devotion  to  the  same 


...'V'.;--.-;.-  ;••  ;■: 


j>.;,-i:;:"r' 


'*•:      :■■■■:■■.  '  •    ■  .  ^  :    .  y,  .0   ■      ■     ■      :■ 


;!!! 


"  •  -ri.   '    :'!r  "^  •■■>;■'; J.. '/t/M      :•! I.  •    ■ 


;.;'i:: 


CHAPT&}  ILf*  '' 


^^'K 


;.  ) 


:'•■:>.( 


fi><}]^:;'^kh'-'^'-.y 


..■,..     ■  -.^.f  ■■> -v  ■•; ''i;. .:,■'■■■'■■»•.■:■■•  ■■.■•'','l,;'-r,  4,1 /,.*«  ,] 
n~^IIE  wovil  Priest  iriay.be  derived  from'nii?(r««Tfiioc  '■•'  '-  ■'.  ..''  I 

or  TlpM^wif,  which,  in  Jihe' New,  Tes;ament,.,./:'':;    '  ;^"*' 

Jalways  signifies  a  pastor. of  the'. Church;:;  Jtpivti:'':-  .; ..'■■t'.'  •/" 

iSacerdosj  Priest,  i  always  Hhc;  the 'Greek'  meant  a  ;  ».*V:K.'""i; 

!  s.icriiicer,  —  one  -who,',  as  'a|'publi<j'^iniriisterj;  offers  (•.';A;>y';^i!v^!; 

t  sacrifice,    St.  Paul  gives,  this'cfefinitioh  of  a  priest  :;|£-:;'r^''f 

That  ho  is  "ono  taken  from  among  men  in. the  '  :'    "•  .K^' 
[things  that  appertain  to  God,  that  he  may  off^riupi  '  r,'  ■  .'  .r. " 

gifts  and  sacrifices , 


command 
fAar 

■  beauty  of  that  vesture  prescribed  . 
[in  which  they  were  to  perform' 

pricstliood,'  we  netid  not  wonder  that 
itlie  new  law,  which  is  far  more  holy -and  su>linie,'';^*{i'i-'i''' 


V';:'^:r'.':  should,  in  offering  holy  sacrifice,  hav^' a  certaiu  '    j 

f-;;;'^:    habit  to  distinguish  them  from  the  rest  of  thp  ,  K 


••^-  ■  ,■)•• '  . 

|«vii'i;tf^i*,lineu"wluoh  the  .priest  puts 


Amice,  which  signifies  Veil,- is  a  piece  of  1^',   ' 
puts  on  hia  head  and  lets  ^\'''-^'^- 


i;;  •:■}!,;-      St.  Paul,'  ho  says,  in  putting  it  ou,^; Place  on  my    ■> :  ^^». 


*1* 

■>  ■   '  ■  V 


descending  to  the  feet,  whence  it  is  called  nod^pw','"-  V  iT- 


^f 


^ 


B 


\\ 


M 


'■'■-■m-^mw^ 


Tho  woid  Stolo  I 
is  often  takoii  foir  ainiark  of 'dignity 'and 'ipowor. !!,-"■; 

So 
stolo 


riiaiaoh  put  on"' Joseph  ai'Bil)cen8tole.V-,;,The;-,  •i-.i'.'l 
81010  and  ring,  Plutarch  8ay8,i.yfore  worn  by:. magis-;; ?;';?; i  Veil  j . 

tiates  and  pricst8/v'?Mo8es'put"on.Aaron»a',;9toloj:;ijf,s^^;:';t  , ,  ^ , _  .  ^ . .,    ..,  ^ 

of  glory."*    In  the  parable'-o£  the  Prodigal/,  thd.ij^^'-";',^^^^    .l,ri]-l,i!;vr-l»anging  down  behind  and  before,  butopeii  oii  each"' 7  i-  •  . 
father  orders  the  stole  andring  to  be  put  on  his."  ;'i;>,\i,i'  ." 
poiiitcnt  sonas  marks  ./of  rosttorpd  honor  I  and  the  j;i;-'^^^^ 
priest,  in  putting  on  this  vestment,  expresses' well'.;  yiir^^j^ 

itq  nicrnificntinn.  aavinir.  .<(Ileatbr&.uht6.me.  O  liOta.f.i'A  ti^'. 


its  significati 
the  stole 
prevarication 


come  unworthily  to  thy  sacred  mystery,  •  yet  may  '■  ;. ;  >:    ,V  ■:  • 

I  deserve  everlasting  joy.'' /iAokriowledging;  like  .•■'■;,.•;',;' ^' 

II  -  i._..-  -,e„ij;Qnt,  his'urtwbrthirieiBsl  yet  placing  a'^n';  *';f'*..'C 

fidenco  in, God. |^,,;,,i^'il:;,-k:!,::-;,.i'Vi:-'..\';f'  >*';;%':i'>';;f;: 
lie,  with  some  altieiration  of  rform,  has , ,'  ^ ;.;'.  v  jvy*. 

1    :..    1.1..    nW.._^W-'.    _    J...i<'nV.1n    V>n<1n>a     ^    I    •  ' '  't..  ... 


the  true  penitent, 
lively  con 
The  stole, 


always  been  used  in  the  Church  as  a  suitable  badge  *,''■•>,  ,7.,' 


>  Qou.  III. 


!'»^IV> 


•  Bi.Luli«xr« 


'•■■l.L 


:  1,1'     .'.t 


;i;  .!■''< 


i-rf 


i;?ii'''f"''' "'''y*  ^^^  priest. says,  "0  Lord,"whb  hast  said  iny ' 
.■''tiiV^-''  .  y^''"  '^  avreet  and  my  burden  light,' enable  me' so  f.  : 


*m 


'I 


'  :.r:' 


■'::}i-'i^'f.t&$0iiwi?^^^ 


^i^i^:^\j\m^Wi 


''jr^  ■  sacrifice  and  saorai^ent,  and  which,  ^as.  prefigured 

..    ,  . -I-  •  vfv-     '  ,-  -  ;     ;  ;|v4^^^^  proBpsitioh  joined. with  the  texts'-  • 

which  i?;.a  kin4voi',wi>Auiin^Q^^^^  ;:  .^^:%  .of  St.  Paul,'   "  Wtf 'have ;  an -jiltar/^herf  of  \hey  i"'v  • 

whitoAM  blacky Qjrt:i^j^alij-!.an|^^         Purple,,;^i/;^^.,  ^iiii!  •!;  r;:^v|^^^^^^  power  to  eai  who•5ew%ieV^be^hkcleA  ^^-i'^' ■\- 

which  is^a  liiud  of  ^eiiii^in^uruingi  iin  fust  days,  jn^J^m^y  <m-\.s^-'.  tim\,  agaiuiwhere  he  contrasts' the  thWoVf. the  Ix)rd~-;{';^ 
A(lvoiit,Lciit,oto.:iiiid;black,iK;j^a^8C8  and  offices ;  k^-v! 'IVj  \i.^A  v'  'with  tho  tablo'ordftviis.*  *  ThoM  authori«i>8. 1  say.   ••■;v3"5: 

I'....  11...  .1 1        111  ^i\.Al''.i^y^^—  -^^  <-:-i.:.i'.i '  ."  .'      !'.":■'■•''•'     '.A    ■.■''^-  .  •  '     •  .         ■       *   .       t  '  i'-'' 

"     ""  ~"  ""  "     ~~ '  •  >'.i  .  •"..'■■  ■       and  llianv  ntlinrn.  ni^n  V>ni-f.nin1v  aiifRninn^  ■     h^rt  Mtnon  •  .'        ,  '■' 


*.; 


i 


^^ 


.■•1 


;  m 
■t 


'-TOWSHi 


^-^■•y^v:::f'i^;viii!N^^Jli:;^r 


tliut  is,  to  MS,  it  is  the  power  of  C|<)d,V*,|  ".':;.,.! 

"liut  wo  proacli  Christ  orucifiedi.'unto  the  Jews^ 
indeed,  a  stiuubling-block,  and  unto  the-  Gentiles  ■ 


.,.;/•  i!'   j '::i-?' :.:/:^;!'':i^;  :;:'=while'the  siinslionc,  ;'Ho  met  with'abi'bverrihatohv'i*'^-' 
lewsi, ,.  i :'  „:,..,'•  1-  '  v'^'\i"i  '>}  1,-,;':  i"^  '"?  contemporary,  St.  Jerome,  whose'  able  and  .  'fi'.  "'  .' 
iitiles  -''V  V' ■■' '  !i''V' ^"'''  j^;  'inastorly  pen  mode'  his.  adversary  smart  .at  everv  :  '.•'•■ 


|i:is.siou  and  doatli  in  celebrating  the  Eucharist ;  and'    ',  '■ '  ;' 
ciiii  it  bo  a  crime  to  place  before ',9111:  eyes  whatkj^i-nvr^^^^ 

loralls  in  a  lively  man'nw!  Christ'^; 'dying  on;  th8^l^lll.^*^|^4' 

.-.•...■;;'"■■  c'i  ;■■■;.;•■•",■ .'",    ■  .v,<Vw.v:...:.^i:'n 


cross. 


•■r.-..^ 


r,..-.-^»: 


In  tlie  four  lost  books  of  the  Fehtateuqh  we  find :  j. 
repeated  prescriptions  for  lamps  and  lights  to  be  '  ; 
kept  in  the  temple,  and  particularly  during  the;;!/.|. /;','.'•'■} 
siioi'ifices.     TJie  Christians  observed •  this  from  *^'^  ■'"'  -  *    ■  -■ '  ■  -^ 
earliest  ages.   We  find  them  mentionied  in  the 
of  tlioso  canons  attributed  to  the  apostles.' 
fourth  age  of  the  Church,  one  Yigilantius,  a  profli-Vijrl^;.. ..'*>■. 
gate  priest,  in  the  parish  of  Barcelona,  set  himself  ■    ;;'  .''C% 


adversary  smart  .at  every  ..; 


grudge  what  is  equally  intended  to  honor  Christ 


:;</.,  the  lights  placed  on  the  altar ;  but  approves  of  the 
i/.  pious  dispositions  of  the  faithful.  Tapers  are  used 
;/.when  the  sun  shines,  not  to  expel  darkness,  but  to 


)m  the  <Ti  .,  |-u>.,-  ;.f,>,;0'ji>^'  demonstrate  our  joy,  as  illuminations  are  used  in   .,-!•'•;■  ' 
fourth' .J'  .;;>^::.';^  >  i)  ■''^■'i^^i-?^  H  P«hlio  rejoicings:  ;  Light  is  an  emblem  of  purity  and  '.u-;  r  '^v 
In  the  '^'  •^1,.^'  .*};]'.'  "i'i'i,"  of  faith,  as  the  oil  is  of  charity  or  grace.     The  wise  .  r  .'.'  ■■• 
^•ji;|i'".:.'. virgins  in  the  Gospel' kept  their  lamps  burning. .'. 
Our  Saviour  *  bids  us  have  lamps  burning  in  our 


>  I  Cor.  1.18. 


•  ICpr.l.n. 


v>a»i.vi.M. 


.     I    •.  .'...,,,         .      ,     .;  ;        ...       .;,  ;■...,,.>    ., 

.•.  ,    I  .  ..V  -.1.,..*.  .    ■.,,■',.•..■.    „.■■■•  .■  ..•■.• 

■.>,.>•••:••;•.  ^'■.•;'     ■■i-.»-..v  v:. 


''■^\:4]':Xbi'^  :'i,^'i'.-\' ■^Bi^iiM.trt.     ;•  :     ;.,    •    ;  >Luk««M. ■'.'•■■•    '    '|V-- 

';■*• '0'-'''-'V';.''''* i*'--'^  ■■  '.'  •■  ••■^•'••^'■^•■^■^•!.,•^  -■•.:■■'■.•■.■.' ;^■  ■••■■'. 


•4 


1 1? 


I 


ni 


!•) 


hamh,  nnd  tobo  always:  re^y  at  &  call.    St.  John:  ':, 


'.,"?■ 


.-.UliKS.; 


soon  as  the  Emperor  Constantino  bccnmo  Christian, 
vand  laid  his  sceptre  and  diadem  at  the  feet  of  a 


the  Son,  and  of  the  Holy  Gho^t:' The  sign  of  ther,;^.'t  -f  :,\^ 
Cross  is  the  sign  of  our  salvation,  the  abridgment  :•,••,:■;'.;  i.,!  ; 


'v:>t '•'■';' says,  "Confess  your  sins  to  one  another." *     But' 
-'        '  .       .  1         1    •.        .^  t  saints,  and..; 


m!  they'l  hear  us  ?;; !/ ; J  ;^;:J>  i>- 
niure  the  'office  of ;  'i'^.^  •  v^- 


Mediator? ''Our'.: 
the  sanie  may  y 


X 

■       : 

'I' 

■1 


■  ? 


'1^ 


^ 


^WIWi*WP«Wip«"»^ 


'<  •  ;l!"   '    'I>," 


iiivriiiiiisiv^i'^L'.i:? 


ilo  notcoinmnnicAteai^dji^Cjbei^ 

ana  ears,  biit'  by'siiirituiaiyUion^J^^  ;.^*y  f:  .-may  obtain  mercy.' 

not  know  our  thoughts  d|reotod  to  thorn,  as  the^  «!«'  Mi!§!-;;;  ^'t  ;^<>;!n^  ;i  Liturgy  of  St'Chrysostom.; 


those 
kno>vn 
seeing' 
Our 


'(•'•'.. 


h(!ggiiig  tho  prayers  of  the  angels  and  saints,  than 

by  (hiHiring  tlio  prayers  of  onp  another.   Tlio  angels '  •  •^'■'.   '■.: 


do 

thou 

thou 


*4)i"H  • ;' /i    C  Tho  ascends  again  to  the  altar,  buyuig,  ',•;''■,■■.!' 

<^?i;<i?:';!l^'** Take  away  frbm'u8,'we  beseech  the'e,'0  Lord,-  bur' ;;v.'-}"v' 


•■';iH!V''' 


•J 


inir^uitiosj  that  \rp  may  approach  the  Jloly  of  Holies  i| ';.•;!' - 
witli  ,  purb  ■minds,"  '  'Then    kissing'  the    altar,  .';';- T' 
with  reverence  and  respect  to  Christ,  he  says:  ;■ 
■  "Wo  pray  thee,  0  Ijord,  by  the  merits  of  tho  /.  ' 


and    the    angel    received    a    favorable    answer.' .:L.:;i.i;;' 


'The  smoke  of  the  incense  of  the  prayers  of,  the 
saints 
.  angel, 
honoring 


t']iK- 


■.•..'■  ■'•   ,:,  i'.'    if 


oso.:  relics "i are;,  herp,  and  .'of  ;  nil '  the  .!'..i ,' 

J  'thou  wouldst  vouchsafe  to. forgive. all  ->c''  ''^ ' 

■.••..;■'• «  •  •'•  ;:    r  :---'-v';:f-';'^;-"!''.iv  •'■);:•'.:«•';'.'':• 


,tii  1. 


BBU08.      ;    ■;  ^ .  .;■;(..•:■•.: 

•  ■  The'',  primitive  Christians  were  '  accustomed  to  ii ' ; 
ineet  at  the  graves  of  the  Martyrs,; especially  on,!.' 

.'•.^•|f||,'r;::;' the"' anniversaries  of  their:  martyrdom;  and  there 

-ri'Vu'jN-'-^-"''' -'     -'  -  *  ■-         ■      •  ■-■"■■      ■■-•'•  •■■-     ■     '• 


K.  "!;•• 


'-•,'. 


'.*,' 


■m 


m 


m 
h 

■  f  * 
f,  ■ 


Pi 

■h 

il 


28 


I'-  -.r-,  I  ■■.-■,,  ■■■■        ■-.    •.    .      .-.I       -',■••.        .       t'      ■"■■(•- 

i    , 


altar.  ,..;:,•;..•  :'^.^-^:.i^:v,\^i^:j^.:i.v^:::^-^-^^^^ 

St.  Cyril,  of  Jerusalem,  and  Patriarch  of  that  See, .  >'-•;/.!  '"'V.,'.^:^ 
in  the  year  350,  remarks,  that 'not  only  the' souls  of    .'I "!  ■".'■• 


m,  and  Patriaro 
ks,  that  not  onl 
Saints  arc  to  bo  honored,  but  God  has  bcon  also 


't.''4'-- 


altar.    So  did  St.  Ambrose  in  regard , to  the  relics         .  ;  '^f  i  -  : :,  I  i-    ^^  *^«"'™«''  '^B*'""'  Vigilautius,  profusely  and 

^  ■•'■.,  i-,\>   i'  -  V    '•■•■;:;i;,,'  7^  victoriously, shows  the  practice  of  the  Church  in 

The  Seventh  General  Coiin9ii;hild>tlNice;T87J;v^'i:^^i^^^  S:v||5i'^K?*^':^'  *'"!  T'"-"  »l'0'«'^!'?:««»'ly  ^"'"^  -J, 
decrce8;thatif  any'churche^^h^^been'ooiisecrote^"'^  V\i>'il'if;:i;i'^/r^V!;^vi?^|v.>;U^- 

without  the  relicspf  Martyrs,  some'relics  should' bo] 'vr,v'\<  • 
deposited  in  them.'  Fiuallj',  all  Church  histories,';   •'  '  i^y 
Councils,  and  Fathers  agree,'  tluvt'ibuth  Greeks  imd    .        . ;  j". !       ;•  r  *  i  !■, 
Latins  were  jicoustomed' to  place' relics  undbr^the.' -;'•'.  v. ;^i-    !  ^;/,r' ji--  ; 

altar.'  ,,]';--  '^iy:::--M^'ty:\^'^^^^^^^^^^^  ^m"^^^^'- .   ,. 


■1.1,; 


■■.  I 


•f-r'::' 


I 


*'•'*  ■,  '••i 


r,v... 


.  n   ■,•.>■•■>  :  -f;  . 


'■:\''l' 


^:'-\p^' 


,.•    V     ■   .,.■•   •    S'  ,■•.1'' 


v,.-':. 


the  body  of  St.  Paul.'    We  may  add  to  these  the  , ;  i!!'*.::  i'-.V. 


miraclos  wro\ight  by  the  sliadow  of  St.  Peter,*  and 
by  the  niantlo  of  Elias  or  Elijah.'-  •  '      ; 

Nnaman,  the  Syrian,  obught  leavi)  of,Elisha  to 
burden  of  earth  from  Judea*' 


.,.u 


•l.l,.' 


cimyaway  two  niules' 
(wliich  he  nonsidorcd 
sacvifico  to  God  thereon. 


as  sanctified),  in  order  to 


<  I.llo  of  Rt.  AmbroM.     •  IV  Kliigt  till.  21. 
'  AcU  V.  15.  ' 


>A«Usll.IS. 


i';'fi:, 


IV  King. II.  14,,v;.,;^;5MVKlB|.Ttr--i'V' 


f-'^t 


\^  vu 


o^.iir 


i-s?^ 


-  1 ' .        .' 


'mV 


•M  ■ 


'<  ' 


1 


I.  ''.i  .IV  (I   •■ 


••SI'-; 


'.wv. 


'!   ■•>' 


!J  *-•• 


'J-f,  V 


^■l.,  V 


:i;*^:.i'< 


tl!^?i^ 


'T: 


/A-: 


ri.^s: 


,-!^s^*' 


kij 


ll;i--.M!>. 


iK'a'o^r^'ii-i'ir'Kv^^vf'-:'-;'^;''';' 


'*'>■ 


,'.*.  '.'■ 


,  "  I  . 


fe 


'do 


''V-  v'ii^;^!!'-'  'I  i*'^'''-?^^^-^:.''-':  Vi-i'  :•"•■■'  ^''-ii'V-''  I  ^J''i^^'^-  '  ^<""  *^'®  Greek,  which  cannot  bo  bo  aptly  expressed. 
'^^:''^'.^lri^tU'l:.'■'^'''■^.>i\:..'^■  f-^fi^,  !"!'Vv.;  r.v,    C!rH,*j',"' in  our  language,  such  as  Bible,  Epistle,  Canon, 


Tlio  priniitivo  Church'  used  hero;  longer  Psalms 


mercy  on  u?,"  wft>>  used  from  the'highest  antiquity.  '[*''?viV'!^ ','';•  :',!'!i"'i-;. 

■  '  '  ■     >  »*  !  ■'■  *  V  i;   ■  ' 

ill  Sc 
(juont'  ii 
Saviour 
recitpd  i 
i  that  language 


•li'li'i^^ii  •^y'^"'' ^°*"^.  *'  WM  'sung  at  OUT  Sjiyiout^8|natol^!i^  •  J|-  j 
■  :*^t|/il!;ft|iVWr'by  "■  t 

'■?^*V:^J*!il^':; 'dressed  the  shepherds' assigns'  the  VeaabnV.'V Bo-*; V|V,;^^ 
•ii'  'iii  ''     hold  I  announce  to  you  groat  joy;  because 'this 

n  to  you  u  Saviour,  who   is    Christ .  '•    , 
■  ■    '  suddenly  there  was  with  the;',  a  •>,;  • 

ary  to  God  in  the  highest,  aiid  ■',\''vv 
earth  peace  to    men  of  good  will,"  or,  as  it  ■■.'■'•'') -^^ 

in  fVia   rSrnoIr     « nri    nnrfcli    nnafls  and  croiul  will     ":'*'•.''. 


'  1  ') 


p 


n 


'H 


tiniea  to  tho  people  dmllgicietf  theinS^ith  thia'pioiis  ;!>■■; .  ^^ii;?  'll^^;^';^''"  "J-  f  «»«'"«'8  "H*""  "°™  *^°*"-  ■  ^he  ;Ap68tlo.  admon-,v;:^  ,/i' : 
benediction,  "The  Lord-be  ;  witii'voii:"  and  the  '  .o  •  '  '  w  1  iJ^ jif^^f ;:^' \>8^o^  supplicationa,  and  thauksgir-^.;'      ' 

,  vJV;i'vl!  -'.ings!  aliould  .be  made  for  all  men/!?  etc,?r  ..The.-'/' '  •.,..';; 

■^I' {.'i"^'!' ■;'^' V     .       \  '  ' ' .'  .      i"  •■'  ■  ,...■."*     i  ■  fc\  r  *  .•■'(■'■■if*  '..'•>. 

lv^''i  "'v  '-^;  H'sn^^^*^^^ 

; turnings  andvsalu^tion^l'ii'tiieMnc^^^^ 

iirgiea. "  They  refer'ti)  our  Blessed'Savibur's  going  '''U[  ;'^':^^.  ■ : , 

'     '      '     j:  •,l,r'.>  !•!    '^'tlcliveninco  from  evila;  for  benofitsj  graces,  and 

•  •  ti ' !  (  hi  ^*^^°\'^>  ^'*^*''  general  and  particular ;  for  tho  con- 


H- 


tlirico  to  address  His  disciples  in  tho  garden  of  ]',!.' 
Getliscmane.   Once  IIo  turned  to  Teter  witli  a  look  ' 
of  mercy,  to  convert  him,  after  he  had  denied  his  ■f:>i:.,v};Vf 
heavenly  Master ;  and;  finally,  He  turned  towairds  l^jJlittl^lfnif' 
the  lioly  women  (who  followed  lliiu"  weeping 'to  jii^^/v;*'- 
tlio   Calvary),  and   with  a   tender  and' salutary '•!.;F;''\7: 
admonition:    "Ye  daughters  of  Jerusalem,  weep   V-v^^V  ^| 
not  for  me,"  etc.      In  some '  churches,  the  priest  ili';;,','' 
stAiuls  witli  his  face  to  the.  people,' and  therefore.  •:'■»/"-''  - 
docs  not  turn  round.'  '■''  ■•'■.''■  •,'  ■'■'■  '  '•■'  '.-i  ,  • ;'  '■•,'  j'»v'';i\-,.  i,K 

■   •  ■    ..  ■'••..'■■  :;.■■■■■  ■■'■^■■;  . ..  - . .; hh,]>:^  1, ■;. r 


■  In  Ihcia  ehurehei,  luoh  ■■  tha  Uullleu  In  Rome,  the  Kllitr  li  <)••  t 


v.,'>'..iiiJsA version  of  sinners; ,  as  also,  to  give  thanks  j for ;.•;  .<  i  •,' 

■'•k''il'"-i' ■*'•!■■■  .    ,  '     •  .     ''•'■    •  .       I..''-,:,         •      ;  J.;  ;»'.-^'.'\^-  •' . 

W'!Mi  '-^il-'  mercies,  and  bounties  received. 7,.!!'';.! ^i  .>..  V'»tv  •1'*  n=V  »'*  *.  '■;V 

'^►;^;?^.^i!i.;i    They  are  culled  CoUocts  from  all  these  intentions  ^vw*;*  .•'. 

'■'■''•i'  il! :'  together,  and  because  they  are  made  for  and  over.  " 

,;•.''■•;:,••,  "all  the  faithful  collected,  and  united  with  each 


■'•)>.■  W! 


<i 


I- 


V  " 


'•:,i:v 


:i  >;. 


THE  EPISTLE, 


•v,i;,'r....;'Ka8    well   as    the  Gospel,' is    found  in'  the    most 
•,■;,'...>     'i    ancient  Liturgies;  though  it  is  generally  believed 


ilTlm.U. 


■■-^^'■■f-'. 


i 


'1' 


.-I 


that  the  present  Epistles :  and,  Gospels'  read  at  '^*  •  r-  /•  "'1- 
M;vs8  were  extracted '  from  !  the,  .Old  'and  .New  :  ^^  n^;' -. 
Teatainciits,  and  disposed  in; pvder. for'  the'-wholo  .;■/■',$  '.•/i! 
year,  by  St.   Jovoin9,;ftt^the;o6ijjma|«),;j;9f .j-^ 
Damasus. '  They  ai-d' QaUedVEpistlesTbecause.thev'itr'Vi^^^ 


pel.    The  Epistle  pireV^desltMQbs^ 

and  the  prophets  wont  hefovo  grace,  tlio  preaching '■;'=;; ';:,;.. 

of  St.  John  the  Baptist  before  that  of  our  lilossod 


"Thanks  to  God  for  his, linspeakable.  gift;",  viz.,?.'' rHV;, ' 
iu  sending  the  prophets  and.  a^rastles^ to  teach  us  ..,  .,..,. 
tlio  way  of  salvation.  Nothing,  says  St.  Augustinej  •/  vy;'';-!?'!' [ 
"can  more  briefly  or  usefully  express  tlie.  grateful  i-'^!  ■'■■'■ 
cirusion  of  our  heart  than  Deo  Graticu."  '  ■    ,,  v 


;«iiCor,u.  •■ '  '.'-'IV.'''!!.  7  '  •■  ■'■l;!'.'t^*---;v-^''' 


:l-;;'fw 


dtepi' of   the' 'citoir  ' to' "begin 
times  of  joy,  Alleluia,'or  Hallelujah,  is  ii.aid  gr ' 
.,,  (i.vr -.<. :  repeated ;  and  this  .word,  which  is  an  ejaculotion'of , 


41.-.  I    ' 

...  J  . 


press  its  signliicution.' 


j,''-i''*)*f  ■>(''*  *"  extract  from  one  or 


'V;';T?i^!."'tf'.J8  an  extract  irom  one  or  other  of  .the .four.Evaiii.l ">>^t;i."!^'| 
-^»i V.$:****  golists,     It  islcallod  iii  Greek  fi«)7iAwv,>'I3vange]^:*v-;';.i  1 
i';?'|.;  :.'■'■'■'.  or  happy  message;  in  our  language.  Gospel, ' i.e.,  ,..;i 

'i    •'     God's  spell,  or  letter,  or  word  sent  io  us.  ''■;.. 
i.'.'  k^. '•  ;•.        We  find  from  St.  Denis'  "Ecclesiastical  Hier-.      :     ;•  '  ■ 

^!,'|^'  ,•':;  archy,'.'  and  from  the  mos*  ancient  Fathers  and      '  ■;.".*.' 

■Iff.'  '■:.■'■'•  ..-..•■.  .         .    .  .  ■'  ■   >' . 

-^      .J.':  Councils,  that  the  Gospel  was  always  read  or  sung.     !  ■  ,^,'';. 

;  ■^;^'.';;    before,  thiaOffbrtory,   and  the    bishop  or  priest  •/,,    *.,V - 

,.ilj|;.;.*  '  officiating,  generally,  gave  some  exposition,  tract, 

i;.bi:.;/;!j''-  or  homily  thereon;.     .,'-..  .■■' ,      .<;•■  ■:■  ,.  ■:       •■'■■',  '"•.  -''^ 


I 


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.  .a 

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This  is  tlio  must  excelldiit  portion  df  tlio  Script-  •]:':":•' .'VAi; 


tliurcforo,  to  road  or  liea^  the  Gospel  with  the  same^Ji^;:- ;;;A>!y,  ',>^-:;2Jri-';i  ence  to  God's  word,  and  be£ 
reverence  as  if  we  heard  Christ  Himself  deliverjng  ■jx"!;w.;;ii  ^i^'^'Mv  evangelical  doctrine,  our  si 
it;  and,  heuco,  the  faithful  iill  stand  iup-vhile  it  ;-:j:/j-';7^^^  ;'V;^|;v  |  liUand  the  people,  signing  thei 
is  read  in' Mass.     Before  this  .Gospel.'.the  lx)ok  is  .i-'-i^- :.•'*;    .'  ^'"■ii'  ''::!u,«p'..„;o«  f«  Miofl  nnK»:o* 't- 


is read  in' Mass.  ;  Before  this  ,Gosi)el/,the  book  is 
'     removed  from' the  ri|,'lit'to  the  left'cornet  of  the  j '>*!■'.•■ ':; 
altar,  to  signify  tluit  tl>e  Gospel  was  preached  to  ■;,'^::''-..'',; ' 
the  Gentiles  when  tlie  Jews  ijnliappily  rejected  it.  ''■  .;v,'',.  ' 


with  a  fiery  coal,  cleanse  the  lips  of  the  prophet  ■'  .  l'»  ■'•  '''^' 
Isaiah,  so  vouchsafe  to  cleanse  me  by  thy  gracious  ?  i;';];'-  v.  i 


my  lips,  that  I  may  worthily  and  competently  an-/'.  rv>'';i'.^? 
nonnce  his  Gospel,"  —  he  then  mentions  the  name  i''*^'t!i'' ' 
of  the  Evangelist  from  whom  the  Gospel  pf  theday';;\v'jtJj^'^C'' 


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i' ;^'  /.;  is  taken,  and  'sign's  the  book,  ahd  his  own  forehead,' 


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begs  that,  by  virtue  pf  the 
sins  may  bo  blotted  ,  out ; 
'  themselves^  'devoutly  reply',- 
s«  Praise  to  thee,  0  Christ."- ,; 


'V. 


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A,.    THE   CREED, 


"«j '"II  ifii'  .  I '  ■    ■■  • 


Apostles'  Creed  was  said  for  ,the  first  three  •:.•    .  v  < 
j]J!»|,|_^^ii-J[iundred  years';  but  afterwards,  in  0Qndemhati6n^of,'!5,>  ■^^,"i". 

Wi'.<r5;'--V/ii.-_' A  _:-_   :.__:.!...  ^v..''iT..i.v'^.-  -('1.1...  ni;,''_i!i '-i* '•!''»  .•.•!''-.^r 


Christ  and  His  consubstantiality  with  the  Father. 
'j^r'iill';,:'?  ';:The  first  Council  of  Constantinople;  in  opposition, '••jv-'^-/-; 
''^^l-)!;;/!;' . .to  Macedonius,  added,  that  the  Holy  Ghost  pro-",'!*  .'»;;! ■ 
''X^^Ai  ,':  c^eds  from  the  Father  and  the  Son.'; The  people'.:,'^! .'.  *• 
■ /' 'a/iiV-  •''  stand  during  itas  recital,  to  show  their  promptitude  .!■/./  • 
;iv^iV"',';;y  and  readiness  to  put, in  execution  what  is  pro^  •  „. 
^'''J*(Lj  pounded  in'the  Creed.   'They  kneel  at  the  words-  •,;.,!• 


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Iminbly  to  ndoro  Hiih  whom;  God  .the  Father  com- 


TH£  OFFEBTOBT 

Tho  Offerto 
named, .  commonly 


corresponding  to  tho  IritroVt;''but  varyiiiij  accbrdinir  3':'v>'/''-ii'i'.i^ 
to  tho  timcfl  or  fostivalH.  '  It  is  also  of;  tho  onvlicst  ;..(;.  •.«'!', 
antKimty,  and  formnrly  consintod  of  longer  civnti-'  '.'■,' 
pIos  or  liymns  during"  the  tinio  that  the  faithful  f; 


Jlysticully  it  represents  our  Saviour's  admonition  .;;jf;\  ''■!;: ;; 
to  His  apostles  in'tlio  garden/and' the  oblation  Ho:;-;;! '•.v.t.;^^^^ 
there  made  of  Himself  tb  His 'Almighty  Father, •..,v>!t'ic'i 4 <^ 
accepting  of  the  bitter  chalice  of  His  passion.  i.,^;i|;{'^^'f;-^ 
Tlie  priest, "in  taking  .the  veil   off  the  chalice,  •■.■;' l^.'j^vr.. 

rnpresents  the   unveiling  of  the  old  law,  whose  ■'"•r'j!''."-' 
— : '. ■-^—l ___: :_  ;■>*■'" ■:.'''i"- 

'■'■'•;■   .■:>.■■■■'■'  ■^'^';i^i;^■-^V'''■■.'l -i.V  ;;,'jx>-v' 
•■■  I  ■  •■  ■■;  •i.,V"..-.-'-.:v'..,:  ;  ...   ;.:5.y,.--.;.-i;--   -'    ..-•■■'•■  '.-,^■^.  , 


J  |. ■*;'.>'■:/'.- figures  and. types  gave  way  to  the  substance  of 
•.-,'■.;     .'Which    they  were  shadows;    and  here,   proiKirly 


.;■  .   I  %  \Yu-i    vi- 

.f.vl.-'vj' 'ivceive,  0   Holy  Father  Almiglity  and  everlasting:'. 
iv  •■'j;^"''l'-^°'^»  *'"'  immaculate  Host,  which  I,  thy  unworthy        .  r'... 
''f2>;,,;.'~;v,-.'^ servant,  offer  theei  my  living  and  true  God,  for  iny  •.;  "■/'..;. 
';ii|d?''wr';)?  innumerable  sins,  offences,  andnjjgligenceSjandfor'iS-i'^^^^^r 
'•:M^f  ;y^''  ''*^^^''°  ?^^^  and  also  for  all  faithful '.•'•.  '>;.' '.  • 

,,'i!  ^  •       'Christians  living  and  dead,  that  it  may  avail  both      V 
i:V  mo  and  thoni  J»  everlasting  life.    Amen."         •.  ,    .  ..' 

r'l'-'i'::        .He  then  puts  some  wine  into  the  chalice,' ming-  •:  l.)--.-'. 
'j'"^!.'.'.,,  ;;  •••»;.■,.  ,.,f  -  ,.  .,•,.•  •'    .'        .  i^*'~t'.',.ij\'- . 

. ^'■:■w.  '•  .V  ;iling  with |it.  a'  little  water. ,, This. .mixture  is,' also  V;^v>;?T^<i.> 

,,J;.;V';y;.^jt  ■'Yenerable'for  its  antiquityi  ■  Sfc  Cyprian  and  ;S^!^^ti^^i>^y^  • 

l?""' *v.I  '  ^y"^^^^^"*^  the  practioe, '  and  condemn  its  bpi> z."  j :^>^iv 

!;■■.'■.      posers.     It  represents  the  blood  and  water  which  ,   ''['■.-'. 

'•^ifv.*,;'''."      issued  from  our  Saviour's  side:  the  union  of  our  ,'     •,  - v 

■>i.' ■■■■.'!:",'■'■;". ,  •'(  .-!•  r' ,  ■ 

;',C: ,'^ !?;  .;.'    soul  and  body:   the  union  of  the  two  natures  in.  i-  :i.i  'i.. 

'•  ;,*'.-v'v  ; !,'  Christ;   arid,  finally,  the  union  of  Jesus  Christ  .{,;;'.-.;r': 

.  '.'ii!;.  •'. ,  jV"  witli  His  Church.-    The  water  represents  the  faith- .-.■>>; .^/ 

' '^■'v-f'i'iC    a>}.  ;ind  is  blessed:    the   wine  represents   Christ    .    •...'. 

•'i'rJ''^V '';,./;:.  iiiiaself,  who  needs  no  benediction.    The  prayer    ■ '- ' 


^m::m^: 


IM 


1",-. 


OiToring 
offer  thee, 

iiifc' 

(Uvino 

tion 

bowing 

spirit  of -humility 

that  the  sacrifice  we 

to  thee,  0  Lord  God. 

Blessing  the  brend 
Almighty  God  the  snnotifier, 
lico  prepared  for'  the 

He  then  washes  the  tips  of  his°iing( 
nor 


ing  the  chalicis,  he  prays  as  vfoUows ;  Vm  We  '^"l--'' i*'-^''"''   ''-  .'fi'V    v*  'and  finishes'  the  oblati 

ce,  0  Lord,  tlie  chalice  of  salvation,  beseeoii-  ,.,■•:  :!.:;:•"  ,    *'  " ,  ;  '  "cive,  0  holy  Trinity,  1 

>f  tiu 

Lord  'Jesus  Christji  and  in  honor.  ji'V-'r  •;.•-,' 
jveir  ,Virgin,°and  of  blessed'  Johii  *!;!<, "^i;fi''';-' 


oblation  with  this  prayer;  ."lie-' •'']';.  •".;;•.' 
this  oblation  which  wo  otter  .  -  ' 
tite  passion,  resurrection,  and 


ever 

holy  apostles  Peter  and  Paul;.'. ;•■;<<;. fi.-^. 

the  saints,  that  it  may  be  avail-   •',■'■  ..„  ■.  .- 

able  to  their  honor  and  our  salvation,  and  may  they  ,:  r  7,1!; , . 

Yonchsufe  to  intercede  for  us  in  heaven,  whose  >■■•■: '/'^ J-?' 'y 

*i:''(f£^;';J;<!.'*jir memory,  we  celebrate  here. on  earthj  through  the';^'y':'vV:**  V- 

:^y^->^''!^!;;\8ame  Christ  our  Lord.  ,•;  Amen."  ..  'vv  •':'.'.);_'  ^  ■>••'■•%  'Vl'-t'-'- 


'.%-,-t-J 


OBATE  FBATBE8. 


13 


i! 


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42 


KX1>LANATI0K  OK   TIIK   MASS. 


lat  ho  is  BUrrouiuled  with' 'infinnityj  and  knoxying  .,,l;,v,  ;;j.vv^i 
mt  tlie  prayers  of  many' are  more i)owerf\il  than  '..''V:;!  '^'ii;, 


tlio  saints,  yet  diffident  of  himself,  and  conscious 
thii 

tliat  tite  prayers  of  many  are  morepo>yert 
any  single  prayer,  and  that,  as  St.  Jerome  says^   'l>i 
"it  is  impossible  thai  the  prayers  of  many  should  ,;'' 
not  bo  licard,"  invites  his  brethren  to  join  with  w   • 
him  from    mutual   charity. 'and  interest,  saying,    ; 
"Urethren,  pray  that  my  sacritioe  and  yours  may    i-.i 
bo    acceptable  witli  God  the  Father  Almighty.""? 
And  the  faitliful  answer,  "May  our  Lord  receive 
t\m  sacrilice  from  thy  hands,  to  the   glory  and 
praise  of  his  lioly  name,  to  our  profit,  and  tlio  good 
of  all  his  Cliurcli."    The  priest  replies  "Amen." 

.    .  .  ..  J  ;■..     w  ■'-.;.•■     ,  ^  .  •  ■  !;i 

■    ■'.■^ ■■;:;■•;'  '•"^'i     ■ 

THE  BECEET   PHATEB.  \'■^  i  ■ 

Having  invited  tlie  people  to  pray,  he  leaves    ' 
tlicm  in  that  happy  employment,  wliilst  ho,  with  ■ 
Anna,  tlie  mother  of  Samuel,  speaks  to  God  in  '  i* 
licart,'  and  only  moves  his  lips,: wiiilst  his  voice  is  :  j 
not  heard  at  all;  or,  as  holy  Judith  prays  in  tears  ..'; , 
of  compunction,  moving  her  lips  in  silence.*    Such  ' 
secret  prayers  are  to  be  seen  in  all  Liturgies.   .   . ,  -, ' 


.!<:■:;; 


■  1  '::   ■'.) 


« i '' 


■  1 8am 


*^:-  i,-^:.  *  Judiih til. •.■■,^V' ■'?,;'  .'ii^iv;-'''  '-'\ 


mmemmmtsmmnm 


K.X1>I.ANAT10K  OF  Tm;  UASS. 


.43 


A  .  ' 


,l,.- 


THE  PBEfAOE. 


-■^^-^' 


mm 


■'^^,'^;|^vynJj!,,T*»«PV>e8t  arid  people  having  prepared  fheir 
■^fiii^t^^  "-**'!^  '"  ^''^"*'®'  P"'!'*'®'^  *°  *''«  holy' action  con-'' 
'"^'^vJ^nP  ■;*^'"®'^  '"  ^^^  Canon,  and  in  excess  of  spirit.break  • 
fortli  with  raised  voices  in  ths  Trolustion  or  Prof- 
face  to  tlie  principal  part  of  the  Mass,  joining  the, 
angels  in  singing  the  divine  prai-ses.     This'  rr«)face 
;.  admits  of  some  viariety,  according  to  the  different  '' 
•seasons  or  festivals,  and  concludes  with  what  the 
Greeks  call  tiie  "Tiisagion,  or   Holy,  holy,  holy, 
Loid  God  of  Hosts,  all  tlip  earth   is   full  of  thy 
glory,'"  wliich  Isaiah   and  St.  John  tho  Apostle 
heard  tho  blessed  spirits  incessantly  singing ;  •  add-    '. 
■■■,  ing  the  hymn   by  which   the  children  and    pious 
crowd  welcomed  our  Saviour  into  Jesusalem,  "  Ifo- 
sauna  in  the  hitjheat :  liUssed  is  he  who  cometh  in 
the  name  of  our  Lord:  Jlosunna  in  the  highest, — 
entering  into  tho  simplicity  and  innocent  disposi- 
tions of  children,  best  suited  to  these  adorable 
mysteries.      "Huve  you   never  heard,"   said  our 
-  Lord,  "that  out  of  the   mouths  of  infants  and 
sucklings  thou  hast  perfected  praise  ?  "  *   This  Pref- 


.•>-■„«„ 


■  Inlih  vl. 


•  St.  Uttt.  »l.  16, 


>  Apoe.  It. 


•1' 


'.» 


'  C 


mm 


ace,  as  to  the  substance,  accords  with  the. most'  ; 
ancient  Liturgies.  - 'The  Churchi  united  with  angels,'  i'i;,  .•'- vc! 
uses  their  words.'and'iinitates  those  blessed  SDirits::.J'•'>v^.)!ti"i; 


oxclaination  of  holy  exultatioii"  and  joy,"  heard  and 
approved  of  by  oiir  diviiie  lleileeihor;  and  the  faith- 


is  coming  to  us  in  thisholy  sacrifice,  and  to' feed  'fi'^'/ivi} 
oi"'  souls  in  this  blessed  Sacrament. .  Shall  not  woj .  .  i  ■,  vv^ 
witli  all  submission  and' reverence,  expect  and  I''. ;V.|;'';":- 
attend  the  invisible  cbming  of .: oiir  Lord, ' casting , ,!;■,.'  ■<■■■) 4. 
onr  vestments,  that' is/prostratingjo^r  bodies;  hev j';;  j/'V;V; if^;; 
fore  Ilim,  and  carrying '^e  boughs  of  interior  de-'.^','i'4'i' 
votion  and  piety,  that  in  true  faith,  lively  hope,'  •/•'  ,'  '■'ii.!; 
inflamed  cliarity,  and  tranquillity  of  spirit,  we  may  I'  iff.;  •'■':; 
be  prepared  to  meet  our  God  the  Lord  of  the  Uni-,r- |j'V,;-;!i!;'>..l 
verse,  in  the  honorable  company  of  angels,  and  rais^lJi^V'Vife.-";.' 
ingour  hearts  above  p.'u  earthly  things,  enjoy  abun-  :• 
dance  of  spiritual  delights?  "Truly  this'  is  no', 
other  than  the  house  of    God    and  the  gate  of 


;i^'; 


'  »  I;  .  ;  r 

r. 
Vvrc;' 


heaven."'  \'''  ^■'•' ■■  '   :.'i\''':\--\-'.:7 .'V-  \yK.ri^r\t.-'/, 


measure,  order : 'Mt  hero  signifies' a  standing 
^".J-^^'-iR:*'''^*"'^"''*  of,  prayer.    The  precepts  laid  idown  in  ,  '.' 


M 


of  the  divine  office,  are  called  Canonries  or 'Canon- 
icates. '  A  few  variations  of  tliis  order  of  prayer,    ' 
in  certain  solemnities,  are  proscribed ;  but  the  ofli-  ' 


;.f-\  ;.    .    .  '         » '  — •  . 

v''*' r!  !*  ';'  :  '^"'"''  c'"»»ot  alter  thoui  at  Ii is  .pleasure,.'  Some.  •.  ',;..• 

i>:^Lv-i'  '■  ''^^'^°''*'"°°  °^  Avords,  tdo; '  ill  this  qanonr  is  "found s'^|y>|^^^^^ 

''   v.:-''    /    '■      ninniirvuf  n»nioii^    T.t^uMMiAa     K*.^   '^U^    ««•...»  2.  ......l..V.i   \^..  '  .'^: 


I 


i-'i 


■•,  amongst  ancient  Liturgies,  biit  tlie  sense  is  nearly- ^,T-r'i 
the  same  in  all.  •    '       ;;  ■•  *"  '..  ' ' '  ^' 

It  is,  and  always  was,  said  in  solemn  silence,  and  , 
•the  faithful  accompany  the  priest  in  silent  prayer, 


t»  ■  • 
( 


i;f.v;J"j-;  knowing  well  what  is  doing,  and  thedevption 

•:   proper  for  themselves  during  the  time.      !         ••  ' 

'■■■       The  priest,  with  heart  and  hands  lifteid  up,  sup- 

'  plicates  tl»e  most  clement  Father,  that  through 

Jesus  Christ  His  Son,  our  Lord,  He  would  accept  of 


i  >.■•!'■ 


i.1 


i.:'-.y'r^; 


'iitrpt ;'-i"V  'vvr  i^f'>•  i-v\:^i'^.;v.>v': ,■>■/ >.*;.'^. .;.V'/-V!  .::..-.•:;  .■ 

■■'•■■,••■   *''...'•       -■■■.•  ^.i-'   ;••••''    .      >.•    .  ;■■        •     «   ,•      ■•<;••,'•-:•■'.•■,.■.*, I  ;.  , 


f-i 


.im^m^^^m^.'r''^ 


■r  '^;  v  r:''^^'^^^:»:•'i■^>:if  ^>if:^';r:;!^ii:y»;^'fi^^^ 


TTT 


46 


'■VKXPLANATIOIf:^OK.;THE-'Mi88.''v/-;-'';:-r,n;/;>S'*V^'-''v^  '■;;(..;,;!  7.' [^c';  "i- '.i.  •;!'-''EXPIiAKATl6!i  ;  OF  THE  MASS.'       '   '  .■•'47  ' 


and  bless  the  matter  prepared  for  ^  the  august  Sao 


He  pniys,  first,  for  the  pacification^  protection^;;  .if^i-'r'.v  ;v 
union,  and  direction  of  the^Holy  Catholic  thurch'^','-- /   ' 

of  Christ,  that  she  may  be  "preserYedand  protected  V-ii'V';''' 
from  all  her  enemies,  united  .in  >  her  ^  members, '  and"rif!fiJI;^"  «?■  i 

,■      .    ■   ■■       :■){•■•: 'it'",:'?!' ■•'.■■•■•'■. -"i..!^;^!'   \.  *  .t.'iv'ij.i'^-;':: 

guided  in  all  truth  by  the  superintendence  and  i '.V.'.;;:;   ■ 
counsel  of  the  Holy  Spirit.    'She  is  the  house- .! ■'••",'. ,;'i 
liuUl  of  God  and  of  faith;  the  s^wuso  of  Jesus 
Christ;  and  those  separated  from  her  are  under     .'•,{■•■; 
a  liuncntablo  but  just  s^ntenoQ  pf,  divorce. '  -J  ^  ;,«,■,'!']•  ,'^»vivj' 

roa  IHB  CHIEF  BMHOP.'  ■"■>■':■  'l  :  ^'.'^^^^  ■■''  i-  :''    .  •  V..  !■  ;:-''>:^'!!-  TTi 
He  prays  for  our  Chief  Bishop, .  who  fills  the  ■."iiy;*;,' •', 
chair  of  St.  Peter,  who  is  the  Vicar  of  Jesus  Christj  •  .  ,';*,'i ,,; , 
tl»e  visible  Head  of  the  Ohnrcli,  and  the  Centre  of . '.";'.  jjVjl; ',■ 
Unity;  that  he  may  be  sanctified  and  assisted  in  f  iflt^/'-.J''! 
the  care  and  government  of  his !  numerous  flock;  •.■.'I  <>":,''  .'j'l 
and  in  his  vigilance  to  perceive  and  .to  give  the'  '{''V;:, 
alarm  when  the  insidious  wolf  approaches  the  fold*  •'    y' 
AVe  have  au  early  example  of.  this  pious  duty,' •'  ^,  .',;,• 


^:■'■-l;^••r^ 


.'1.  ;.■■ 


when  St.  Peter,  being  cost  into  prison,  made  the 


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THE  OBOIHABY  or  TRS  FL&CE.> 
In  all  these  prayers,  it  is  naturally  understood  .. 


si"-  ■ 


^'H^;!iliKthiit  the  faithful  fervently  join. ' -As  tlie  Pope  is  ,    ,■,•  ' 
i  :;i^*i^'s'^^i ,-'  ^ot  the  only  pastor,  but  each  part  of  the.  mvatical  i .   ;;V  /  - 
t^^t::-/_'hodyhM  its  particular  guidas  and  scatinels,  we 
'r';r-"  ■    pray  for  the  bishop  to  whose  immediate  care  wo 
It;'  .  are  intrusted.  r-  !       '.  •  ..' 

^<^^'{!-,ly:--     ..     .:..>'.••:■•  r    .-^>-   ■■■'.;>;.-■•■'' V.  U^'^!  ■-^'■' '• 

^'^i^';"  'i'MBMBNTO  FOE  THE  UVIRQ. ''.'••  'viriv-'J''''   -r  ■^--^'-Ir: 
'/;;!.-'.^':  .••,•;'';  We  offer  up  our  prayers  for  those  who  are  rco-.'- 
";••'•:•.   •"'.ommendcd  to  uh  in  particular,  and  for  all  those  in 
.' ;  ;  '    1      whom,  whether  from  duty  or  inclination,  we  are 
,  1.  ■;■      :    more  particularly  interested.     We  especially  pray 
'i.'v;.^;i'7j| -'l.'for  one  another,  saying,  "And  of  all  here  present 
",;.>'••!;'    h whose  faith  and  devotion  is  known  unto  thee,  for 
jl; ',.••■;;•' •."whom  we  offer,  or  who  offer  up  to  thee,  this  sac-  . 
ii':i;  ••  y-  rlfice  of  praise,  for  themselves  and  for  all  theirs, 
/':    ,;     -^  for  the  redemption  of  their  souls,  for  the  hope  of 


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.     '  EXFLAKATION.'cQF'TUK'UASli;''.-  ,^1, 

■•        ■  .      ■  ■•:•  ■.■,•••••  i■.■•■•■^^;',  1-; -.•.vs-,.,'    ■  ■■  -.y. 
•> .  ■■''•■^•."^'-.:'  •■:?.•■  T    %  ■:■    ..  ! 
their  salvation  and  healthy  and  .who  pay  their  vpwa' 


Lord,  thy  conuiiisorations,  and'  mercies  which"  arb  rj;  f^y  ,^^  ;>/• 
from  tlie  boginninir.?*  ?; ;  .  ,N-^,i!  i  !;•.  ,•     vr   ,  •  -i    ''  ■^ 


:  r,i'i 


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THB  ■  OOMHVKIOANTES.  Iv ;^:  i->;  •.;,:;  ■'":.■',- i-:',\  ':•':,  <.:>:  v! <:..';,.;"li?^ 
The  pricst'and  'people  having  now  prayed ''fori*,  I'^.-i-u 
the  pastors  of  God's  Church,  for  each  other,  for  all  i;;'].^  i',  '■■ 
the  members  of  the  Clnirch  militant;  for  all  that  .  .''    ' 
tends  to  increase  faith,' piuty,  and  the  peace  and  liaj)- 
'  pinuss  of  society ;  and  even  <for  all  that  are  out'  of; 


<t. 


the  pale  of  the  Church,  that  they  may  happily* be, ^'!^:;(<^^^' 
brought  into  her  fold,  ^  they  extend ,  also  the  com-  '  >r 
munion  of  saints  to  the  Church  triumpl  ant ; '  and '  ',' 
first  of  all,  with  all  antiquity,  comuiennrate  the  ■ 
ever-glorious  Virgin  Mary,   mother  of   3\jr  Lord .-  ).'.• 

Jesus  Christ-  in  whose  chaste  womb,  was  formed  '.i'v'. 

,.  ...  ■     .  ,  ■'  ■.  r'i-' 

the  Victim  we  are  about  to .  offer,  from  whose  sub-"    /•. 

■  ■  it'*"*''  • 

stance  He  received  the  sacred  blood  which  flowed* ''J'  ' 
on  the  cross  for  our  redemption,  and  which  still- '.•';;i 


.■ft 
■'"'i  ■ 


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mystically   flows  ..on  '  our  altars ;    the   glorious 


..,., 


i;"!;''  w.  /■■  blessed  martyrs,  whoso  blood,  mingled  with  that  of' 
,  .V-V/ :^i  the  immaoulato.Lumb,  was  rccoivoil  as  au  (igreoable  ' 
|i^Y,|,^,V,  holocaust.  ,'Pinallyy  wo  odd,  — and /of  :  all  -tho  . 
,*j;' ■,;.'.  Mi  'fiSaints,  hj  whose  merits  and  prayers  girant.  we  may'-; 
'•',;j-;:!|';/:  in.  all  things  be  defended  by  the  help  of' thy  pro-  ;' 
tection,  through  the  same  Clirist  our  Lord,  v  Amen.  • 

How  unjustly  are  wo  here  accused  of  exalting 
the  saints  into  Deities,  and  assimilating  them .  to  - 
the  Divinity  itself  I  "Since  woonly  beg  the  mem-  \ 
bers  of  Jesus   Christ,  who  are '  also '  bur  .'fellow   ' 
members ;  His  children,  who  are  our  brethren ;  His 
saints,  wlio  are  also  our  first  fruits,  —  to  pray  for 
us,  and  witli  us,  to  our  common  Master  through 
our  coniiuon  Mediator.     Wo  acknowledge,  in  tlie   :' 
greatest  of  the  saints,  no  excellence  but  what  flows    .. 
from  God ;  no  merit  or  consideration  before  His  • 
eyes  but  from  their  virtue ;  no  virtue  but  from  His  : 
grace ;  no  knowledge  of  human  things  but  wlmt  He 


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KXPLAyATION,  or  I^IIE  UA80. 


assist  us  by  their  prayers;  no'felioity.but  by  per- ;.' 


•••';; 4 i■i^^'-■^l'■V,^'^l'■.<■^'••'•■*''*''^'*^^'''0'''°?'  *"'"  mass.-'  :■,■•     Bi  .y  \ 
».•.;';•!•       '■       .■,'-■-■ 
'j|-i    ,  '   'that  of  tlie' persons  for  whom  .the  offering  was 

/H'"*:'!.''. '.mode,' upon  the.  victim  which  was  substituted  in 
.■Aj'iJijj'-';!'-^;, their  place.-.,  Tliose  sacrifices  of  the  old  law  were  ., 
'ir^l^'.AV'^i  i>ut  figures  of  the  sacrifice  which  Christ  offered  for  >'  '■'■ 

''.' M-'^  '  A  •'*i'niii«     ttifiH.'    ntifl    IvhiAli    IB  '  i*Ani*aoniifju1    in  •  flia' Xfnoa*   *'      • 


to  accept  this  oblation  of  our  servitude,  as  also  of 
thy  whole  family,  and'  dispose  .our'  days  in  thy  V 


This  prayer,  in  substance,  is  found  in  the  ancient'. 
Liturgies.  All,  however,  agree  •  that  St.  Gregory 
tlic  Great'  added  the  three  last  pious  petitions,  for  . 
the  peace  of  Christians,: conversion  of  souls,  of..', ;^', 
security  from  eternal  misery,  and  that  we.  may  be';'-,  ■' 
ranked  in  the  number  of  the  elect.  -  In  saying  this  .;/;':, 
prayer,  the  priest  spreads  his  hands  over  the'  j.; 
bread  and  wine,  which  ceremony  has  alwaysbeen  '  ''^^ 
used.  It  was  prescribed  to  the  priests  of  the  '..-.i., 
Mosaic  law,'  that,  in  the  oblation  of  the  victim,  he  ''.;•: 
shall  put  liis  hands  upon  the  head  of  the  victim, 
and  it  shall  be  acceptable  and  help  to  his  expiation,' 
tliercby,  as  it  were,  transferring  his  own  guilt  and  f  [  .. 

f  KiMUd  rope  A.O.  »M.  ^y 


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'■  4.'» 


(Uai'opoA.D.M».^y-  ■•Ut.1.4.,;.       •    vii^'^.':* 

•""■'.■  •,'•  '  ■''V-Vv"\v''<'i-!l.-V'.-'^'i   '.<  ;!v''' '•'.; 'I'v  ■'••.• 


V4  ./v  ;j  our ,  pins,  and  which  is  represented  in- the' Mass. 
•''^'.^.v^ v.'^WJierefore,  the  priest  fi);ly  lays  his  hands  on  what 


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'.i'is  to  bo  offered,  in  a  mai^uer  imposing  his  own  sins, 

•vri!,:l'''.:'v  and  those  of  the  persons  for  whom  he  has  made 

••■  'l','x!^>s:v.;*'th8  memento,  on  Him  who  willingly  bore  them,  that- 

.'|'',l<H^;H'':-v'by  Hisdeath  He  might  expiate  them  and  deliver  us- 

'■':.'•••'!',■  from  eternal  death.    This  cersmony,  also,  mysti- 

'   '         cally  represents  tlie  violence  offered  to  our  Saviour 

.>i^;l  .         in  the  whole  course  of  His  passion,  and,  esjiecially, 

•  the  violent  and  racking  extension  of  Ilisbleased 

,  body  upon  the   cross,'  by  barbarians-  and  .hard- 

:  hearted  executioners,  etc.     Here  our  devotion  will 

.  naturally  suggest  compassion  for  the  sufferings  of 

our  Jesus.    But  let  us  be  aware  of  renewing  those 

.'tormeuts,  —  of  losing  the  benefit  of  this  balm  of 

..peace,  and  rousing  God's    indignation   by  fi-esh 

outrages.  ■ 

:  QUAX  OBtATICHEK.  '  ' 

"  "VVliich  oblation  do  thou,  0  Lord,  vouchsafe,  we 
-  beseech  thee  iii  all  things  to  mako  ^  blessed,  >{« 


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■        ;:■■  .■"^  '\ '.->•■■: i,'i'--'i:-'-',;.'U"  ■'.'.'  ;-V'M!>.    ''^■''■'5':;  ;-:-■••';■■'..:  •  EXPLANATION  OF  THE  UA8S.  ■:•  v.  •   68;   •.  '  •{;.■ 


approved,  ►[<  ratified,  reasonable,  and  acceptable,  '  . 
that  it  may  bo  made  to  us  the  •{<  body  and  <fi  blood  . 
of  thy  most  beloved  Son, pur . Lord  Jesus  Christ.'?', ;-  ' 
This  is  the  preparatoiy  prayer 'and  bene  liction  ,^^^ 
iiiiniediatoly  preceding  the  consecration,  expressive" *;•.• 
of  the  priest's  intention  and  the  Church's  belief,"— ^v";!' 


imploring  that  the  oblation ' may  be;(/<»s«(2  by  tlie;.v  :"•;'.> 
Holy  Ghost;  «/)prowed.by  tlje^Deity,  that  therebyv'^v'-'/'iv 


'  The  .words  prinoipa  ly  be^-  ■  i-Vu'!:^? 
1  of  tlie  Eucharist';'  the  signs ,  i^A^,>  jVii' 


wo  may  be  acceptable  to  God  in  His  Son.   Tho  sign 
of  the  cross  is  made  thrice  upon  both  kinds,'  and  ■. 
then  singly  upon  each, 
long  to  the  consecration  i 

or  ceremonies  chiefly  appertain  to  the  remembrauce 
of  Christ's  passion.  ' ';     '  ."  •,;'•'.  - .' ■  ".  Vi' ! 

Here  We  are  reminded  of  tlie  emphatic  expression  ^  •  .'  ■'J 
by  which  the  Almiglity  called  light  intoexistence;  •..  vl;*'--'':/. 
"Let  there  be  light,  and  there  was  light. '^  Here,  ijjjj:;,^^!;-^^,! 
the  Church  says:  May  it  befmade  the' body  and  i}!^;';*;^;):)^; 
blood  of  Christ,  and  at  her  command  the  well.*  i::^^'{''.'>'.; 
beloved  Son  of  the  Father  is  ready  to  descend  upon  v.-.^  •:!'■■ ' 
tlie  altar  under  the  Sacramental  Elementsi^rt^.r  ;.'i:i^'.'iV>cn/J 

•    •-*'■■   .•■j|V''?f:v.llt*!V! 


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GONBECBATIOK. 

'  >  We  are  now  como  to  that  miraculous  action  in 
which  the  holy  sacrifice  principally  consists.    The, 
words  are  known' to  all  Christians,    They  were 
spoken  by  Him  who  has  th^  words  of  eternal  life; ' 
The  Catholic  Church,  finding  nothing  in  the  words 

.  which  Jesus  Christ  made  use  of  in  the  institution 


iiVi *^^l vi'' .' o?  •  ^^^  adorable  mystery   (Real  Presence)    thait 

•>;;,:M%'j:^'';;oblige8  us  to  understand  them  in  a  figurative  sense, . 

.-vMhK  t/:;' deems  this  sufRcie^^    reason  for  believing  them  in 

•V     ■  their  plain,  proper,  and  literal  meaning,  without      •    \\ 

'•;i:'.',;    being  anxious  or  troubled /joio  He  effects  what  He 

;  0'  iV;  •.  says.    We  adhere  precisely  to  His  words.    He  who  ;  v  •,•'1'.. 

^i'^Lfii'-J.rdoes  what  He  pleases,  in' speaking  effects  what  He  '-v-f.  'vf' 
. .i'>'-"'.--.  ;V  ■'•..•  .  > ■  ■  .    ■  .I's. ■■  ^••.  •«■!.■. 

iV;-!i^lS[i,'i!  /  and  it  is  easier  for  the'-Son  of  God  to  force  ;"^V._'-> 

'  ^i.i:*  ■  •?:  ,  the  laws  of  nature,  in  order  to  verify  His  words,  '■•.  '  • 

r-f^y-  '■'    than  it  is  for  us  to  accommodate  our  minds  to 

■|v  ,.•";..   violent  interpretations  which  overthrow  all  the         -.'..; 

v;':^ ';•;',;. I      laws  of  speech.  :    c;  .  •  '  '  .>:,.i-0'^*i • 

Our  Divine  Redeemer,  eagerly  desirous  to  give  us  ,'!  ;:fi/f:':',: 

an  ineffable  pledge  of  His  love,  wishing  to  exercise    ;^;  /;;> 

•our  faith,  and  at  the  same  time  to  obviate  the  '.'•*  •;:. 

;;.\'v,|i  '     natural  horror  of  eating  His  flesh  and  drinkint;..-',;  !•;;•', 

i'^-4'.'i''v''^'«'  His  blood  in  their  proper  form,  in  His  wisdom     ,->*> 'v  1 

■^-''tt X''-.- ■(.•:,■'.•- •   '-,.■-■■•■■;< I'^i-  •■-'.    .  ..''i'-';'-.    •;-*,*■!'■■•'■•'.■■..:  ■■-'••.  ."-.,'••■■>'■>  • 

;;'ir^i?ii'^v>i  i>c^^  V"•.'■'M■"':^■'^-•i'■-;^^^       -.'ix- ■•>-'i':.r ■■■■*■■  ^''^''^■^'■'■'■ 

;;,-..j  Jr^K.-.v  ■;  V--  '•    '.V  ■■■•■  '  'i^' .•►■",  y  ,•■-  •  ■,■'•!••;.';  ;     ^  .'r  ^f-  '  \-*-.^\.-'-..  ■■  ■■■•yA->\  '  •  '.■ 

^•..•fi('^l;,^,!.:*■■v•,-  v-..;;-  ;■  ■,'.■■.■■■  ■:  v-  ;■;, .  :■■;-■:„  ;^.'.  •;  .•  ^^i•••;•■ . 


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willed  to  give  us  i  them',  shrouded!: under  another  \ ',    * 
species.    The  repcated/and  clear  ■  promises ;  preVi-     ^'^0g. 
ously  made}'  the'wordskthi  liisatutibn; together iJ^VO^i/ji 
with  tlie  circumstahcesattending  ^hai  Institution  •;>,:, '^;:' 
and  the  unanimous  belief  of  ^all  ages  in  all  countries;  ;>  !i^<Sy 
testified  by  the  writin^'of  the'Fathers,  decrees  of  "■  ;; ';,>?l 
Councils,  ecclesias|;ical  histories,-  and   the  living     ■"';.■;;•}; 
voice  of  the  greater ;  part  of -Chmtians,  eve^^  of ,' /iV'y'itl- 
schismatics  for  manyjwntu^'ie^-^epaiute 
Clmrcli,  —  riender  us,  secure  aiid  quiet  iii  our  belief.  ''-J^^f^^f 
It  belongs  to  those  who  'iiave' recourse  to  a     (■  -i  *S 
fiKiufitivo  sense,  and  who  havQ  deviated  into  by-  !     i'*  'v:; 

patlis,toas3igntheirrea8ons  fonheijrnew-modelled;.:  i^r^ifi^ 
doctrine,  unknown  to  former 'ugesV^f^'Tis  ours  tp^ii^'^tjfvli 
captivate  our  understaiidiug  to  the  obedience'  of  !^S';!;;i:yli| . 
Christ,"*  nor  to  dare  to  limit  Almighty  power  to;-  '^^'^^'^ '! 
the  niirrow  capacity  of  our  reason,  still  less  to  con-  .  :  ■  J  :  \ ' 
fine  it  to  the  rule  of  our  senses.  ;  ;■,,,.  -v  :•'  ./V-t'v  I  -J 
The  priest  performs  this  act  of  consecration  in.  •  ■•.'  •.v-':'' 
the  person  of  Christ,  relating  His  actions,  coiiform-  ':  ;'^^:^.:'^' 
injj  to  His  ceremonies  at  His  Last  Supper,  and  ;;^\v 
applying  Christ's  own  words  as  the"  form  Avhioh  ;j . ' *'f; 
our  Saviour  Himself  has  left  to  His  Chun  h.  •     ;'..'.'■, 


After  each  separate  consecration,  the  priest  first 


..jif'vrV't  faithful  may.  pay. their  adoration  to  their  Qfur'-- •■•■>'■ 

•.i;ji.'-  fl.'r'v;  lour  in  this  mystery  of  His  love.    The  priesta  in  •'■.''  •  ■■  ■ 


.•!'>''W'',/'.' 
1  .>.■  r.'  (V 


the  Mosaic  law  were  commanded  to  "elevate  the '  ; 
victims  before  the'  Lord." '  The  elevation .  of  the .  % ' 
Eucharist  is  mentioned  in  the  most' ancient  Litur-. 


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•  II  Cor,  X.  5. 


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gies,  and  the  learned  St.  Basil  reckons  it  amongst ' '  '  .:  ^•' 
:  the  apostolical  traditions.*    Mystically,  the  eleva- 
tion puts  us  in  mind  of  our  blessed  Saviour's  being 
v'.  .raised  up  upon  tl' «  cross;  and  causes  us,  in  the 
;;•, ■   deepest  sentiments  of   contrition,  ^ gratitude,  and  .■•■'•,•'••• 
r,    awe,  to  adore  that  body  which  was  broken  for  us,  !';■'-» 
and  that  blood  which  was  shed  for  the  remission  of 
our  sins.     By  the  twofold  consecration,  "This   is 
my  body,  this  is  my  blood,"  the  body  and  blood  of    . 
.  ..    Christ  are  mystically  separated,  as  they  were  really  '.   , 
.'■     separated    u^jon    the    cross;     and    this    mystical'    > 
i.' ;.'    separation  contains  a  lively  and  efiicacious  repre- 
;  'scntation  of  the  violent  death  which  He  suffered. 
:  i'    Thus  the  Son  of  Qod  is  placed  upon  the  altar  in 


<  Lev.  Ix.  21. 


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This  religious  aotiont  carries!  along  •  with^,  iti [  an" ' ' :  !<;  <,  i^^'i  'J V^  >i^;' v 
acknowledgment    of:  God's,;  sovereignty  j  .  because,;'; '    ,. ,  v  |>] ;  ;^:  i!-  V  V; 

Jesus  niirint.  t.rnlv  nrnaonf  panourp  nml  nafnaf .mi-no  '  .'    '  '      '!'."<{    it  -'>',.'■<  ; 


with,  and  by  His    '. 
His  diyine  Atajesty. 
prayers  immediately    ; 
which  thb  ■.  death,  • ': ' 
•j.th'i:,!',;' ••r,'re8urrection,Tand  ascension  of  our  Lord  are  com-\- 
memorated;,  offering  to  God  a  pure,  holy,  and  im-  ■ 
maculate  host,  the  holy  Ih-ead  of  eternal  life  and " 


We  present  to  the  eternal  Father  our  Eucharist,^^}::  /'',;''? 
Clirist  Hiiriself,  and  the  infinite  nierit  of  His  deatii,    •,   "   !   •.  ' 
protesting  that  we  have  nothing  else  wortliy  of 
being  ofEdrcd  Him  in  return  for  all  His  goodness.  |  'X  '  :i  ••'.i 

Wo  believe  that  the  presence  of  Christ,  our  sole   ''■'■''''' 
propitiatory  victim,  by  His  blood,'  causes  the  Father 
to  look  down  propitiously  on  us.  :' '  ' : ;, 

We  believe,  also,  that  the  presence  of  our  Medi-"t;, '  :  .'■ , 
ator  18  itself  a  most  powerful  intercession  for  man--  '[.'■'•   '^^y 
kind,  especially,   as  the  Apostle  says,'   that  ''in;, ••::■(  •',}(?;, 
licavon  i^iolf   lie  now  appears  in  the  presence  of  ,•<.!.■;;  ■  H't^ifj 
God  for  VIS.".  .      ■,'■-■  >v'-;V':;- •■;•■..■:■    ■.;     '■'"•.V^'vi.';  ,.,,  ... 

Finally,  we  consecrate  all  our  prayers  by  this  w;'!'V;K'-':  •|'.;.t' .  ' ' 
divine  offering  j  and  we  offer,  at  the  same  time,  to  ■      '  '   '  '     ■ ' 


,';•,';** ,  ■'  and  that  aa  an  angel  was  present  at  the  sacrifice  of 
';.*.,■,•,  i.;,.  Abraham,' so  His  angel  may  carry  up  before  His 
'■  v,!;'?'',.' .throne  the  oi)pn  hearts  and  fervent  vows  of  those   .^ 

',',-i'-!.'s.';i':-i.''  J^'iri<v;':'ij'.'.wh6  assist  at  this  sacrifice. • ,   •  l.,.r  .'  ".(.     ,  ,'  .•  ■  ., ;■;«>■'••  ,;.■•, 

n<-'/:^<:?.\  :■*■■'  ''■'■'-■  ■  ■,.....  .      ,,.  ■..'•...-. 

>•■.'■;.;  "vi"  wcMEKTO  van  tite  faithpht.  dcparted.  .  .•.••.  * 


,»••  ■'•■.•I- 


MEMENTO  ?0B   THE  PAITHFUL  SEP&KTSD. 

We  extend  the  Communion  of    Saints   to  the 
Church  ,  offering  in  a  middle  state,  viz.,  those  who 
are  gone  before  us  "  with  tlio  sign  of  faith,  and  who 
sleep  in  the  sleep  of  peace ; "  —  naming  those  we  : 
particularly  mean  to  pray  for. 

A  Protestant  author,*  in    a    book    printed    itf^ 
London,  1714,  and  which  is  entitled, "  The  Unbloody 


>Q«n.  xill.  .  .1  ( 


I  John  Johnion,  U.A. 


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■  ■■ ;.!':..:  .'Wii »;".'■: :-r:^-.;;- ?'■>,•  s'i.  "■i.^rrt.'Mivsfj.  J^!.';«.•• 
Sacrifice  and  Altar  Unveiled  and  Supported,"  will.  }'.;!^i.l;''i 
save  ino  the  trouble  o{  bnnging  proofs  and  doou-<    •;.   ', /.    ■ 


inents  for  this  faith  and  devot|on.V,  .'(There  is  one  ;.i  ■.••;  .ir>.' 


and  that  is,  the  devotions  used  in  the  Liturgies,  and   ;.  ;  S'^ 
80  often  spoken  of  by  the  'Fatihors,  hi  btihal'  o£,j  ;('.'• 
deceased  souls,     There  is,;  I  -jsuiiposq,. 'no -Liturgy  '.■,•.,'•*!.' 
without  them,  and  the  Fathers  frequently  spnak  of,;;  ;■  I.  : 
them.     St.  Chrysostom  mentions  it  as  an  ii  stitu-  1  ,'     \ 
lion  of  the  Apo.stlos.    St.  Austin  assorts  tha  such  '  ' 
iiniynrs  nro  beneficial  to  those  who  have  led  lives 
80  moderately  good  as  to  desoryp  them. .-,  Cyril,  of  r ;  ; ; 
Jciusalcm,  mentions  ajirayer  'for. those  '.vho  are  i'.*;;  !;.;••■  ''• ' 
gone  to  sleep  before  usi    Tertullian  ppeak's  of  this  •  \?-:  \cX^''  ' 
practice  as  prevailing  in  his  time.:  And  the  Con-   ''v|  ■-1;;>- ' 
stitutions  do  tequire  priests  and  people  to  use  those     :■){'■)'  !.; 
sorts  of  devotions  for  tiie  souls  of  those  who  die  in  '.■''■'''.  .'.•>..i' 
the  faith."  And  adds :  1  "They  judged  it,  therefore,  t\.,Vl:'.r,''i 
lawful ;  and  if  it  -.vere  lawful,  no  more  need  be  said."  /'ij^r;"v,';«\  ; 
•  Nature  will  do  the  rest."        , :     .       • 

It  is  distressing  to  observe  this   learned  and 


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*t- .  r'  \\'  painstaking  author  stumble  for  want  of  the  true 
'  ^support  and  guide ;  for  he  confounds  the  commcm- 
.:,,,.!...,  oration  made  of  the  Blessed  Virgin  and   other,  ,••;,:;);' 

;;:";'iiii  :«•''.'  saints,  ^withthei  prayers  pffered  up  for  the  faithful',^:  ^/IV'C 

■■!;,;,  ijiv'^rv' dppartedy!and''sayB,-."in  .thei'  same  place,if^They :'."!•,••'.;'  •'. 

>'■•..,"•■". :  --prayed  for  the  Virgin  Mary,  the  apostles,  patriarchs,     '  .'.  •  '^,' 
and  such  aa  they  believed  to  be  likq  thefii."   I  need  '.;'"■■' 
not  hero  repeat  what  I  have  elsewhere  inculcated    '.  .  ;-! 
to  stimulate  your  devotion  and  charity  to  the  per-         .      ' 
formanco  of  a  dutyto  which  nature  and  piety  will  '  ; " 
jointly  itnpel  you.    You  have  here  a  happy  oppor-      ^    .V" 
tiinity  of  exercising  your  charity  and  proving  your 
genuine  fiieiulship ;  and  tlioso  suiTering  souls  bor- 
row" the  words  of  the  Scripture  and  the  voice  of  the.  „ '.  .,  ^ 
'  Church  to  solicit  our  aid :  •*  At  least.you,  my  friends, ,' . .' . , ':?;; 
have  pity  on  me,  for  the  hand  of  the  Lord  hath  .:'*'' 
touched  me."' .'  .   ,  .  j.  ■ 


■p.' 


'>.;V        NOBIS   QTTOQUX- PXC0AT0KISIJ8. 

•'•■ '■'«r.'""\  .' '  Returning,  again,  upon  ourselves,  we  beat  our' 
' '.  ;■  .■  ■"      breasts,  acknowledging  ourselves  miserable  sinners, 
yet  hoping  in  the  multitude  of  Qod's  mercies,  we 
entreat  Him  to  admit  us  one  day  into  the  blessed 


*  Job  II. 


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cut.^  u  .'t  ■^Y,:y,:.,jt^>i>;at-:;)uj: 'r^iA^  itkaiwuk! 


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society  of  the  saints,  not  weighing, our  merit,  but  ^  '  /  ;  " 
granting  us  pardon,  througli  Christ  our  Lord,  V by  ;  i;  ].  . 
whom  all  things  were  [made,  who  ^is;  pur  Sanctifica^iMf  i; ;';  il- 
tion  and  Redemption  j  H.  jxnd]  j? M,  in^Adain  all'die. ' '^m  l^^tiK 
so  in  Christ  shall  all  bei'm^e  aliKiliii  whom  We' '/ ;  >'^'f^^^^ 
iue  blessed  with  all  spiritual  blessings:  by  whom,  '^^  J'.  • 
in  whom,  and  with  whom,  to,  God  the,  Father  Al-''.  -  '■  ' 
mitfhty,  in  unity  of  tlip  Holy  Ghost;;  be  all  honor; 

and  glory  forever  and  eVer/;'Amen.'f''i;'  r  ,'■  ,     .'■! 

■    ■   '     .    .-.■.>    ;•  .■■.  .:i;  i:.::;^).-'i,'     '■'■'■: 

>  Jolm  I.;  I  Cor.  v.;  Kph.  v.;  1  Cof.  iV,;  Eph.  |.  '     f  !» ' 


;■':;:>:':'•■ 


'      f- Jf^'t' .Vy   ;*,':'V:v   KXPLANATIok   OK  THK  '61 


^"t^pj; 


CHAPTER  V. 


■f.  .    •• 


V;t:.. 


^Jf^ 


*■'■  * 


:■>*;•■  ;IV 


.i'ir! 


'■■..•    IV'^V 


■■      '■•■,'.','■.••  I:  •s'«i'>   I'l -•■"•'.'■.     I  i'"- '"■(■'i'.i''  ■■'•  ■ 


PATBB  H08IBB.- ••;';■  •'.":::;:iv;--  ...••.■ 

■■  ■  '      ,■  ■  .        :':''  ■••■  ;■ '  •■  !        ■      ■■;•■: 

rpHE  priest  introduces  this  most  holy  prayer, 

■^  taught  us  by  our  Lord  Himself,  by  a  preface, 
inviting  the  faithful  to  join  him  in  disposing  their 
souls  for  a  real  or  spiritual  participation  of  the 
blessed  Sacrament,  expressing  humility,  and  inti- 
%■*',;,';';■:,■  mating  that  wo  -  durst  not  call  God  our  Father, 
unless  Christ  had  commanded  and  ordained  that 
wu  should  do  so,  saying,  "  Instructed  by  thy  whole- 
some precepts,  and  taught  by  thy  divine  Institu- 
tion, we  presume  to  say.  Our  Father,"  etc. 
,'  The  Liturgy  which  bears  the  name  of  St.  Peter 
hath  this  variation :  "  Instructed  by  the  divine  doc- 
trine, and  taught  by  salutary  admonition,  we  dare 
to  say,"  etc.  In  the  Liturgy  of  St.  liasil  it  runs 
thus:  "Vouchsafe,  0  Lord,  that  with  confidence, 
and  without  reprehension,  I  may  be  bold  to  invoke 
thee,  0  supercclestial  God  the  Father,  and  say,"  etc. 
No  prayer  can  bo  more  suitable  to  prepare  us  for 
the  Holy  Communion.  "  He  who  prays  not  as 
,  Christ  has  tauf^ht  is  not  Clirist's  disciple,  and  tlio 


iu 


.■  :  i..H  ■••v-. .  ••.■  •    ■   .■  ■  .■ 


I* 
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1.1 


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IIWHP*i"""P^miP*P«P<*a«PPi 


•  :.^,  ••■;■';. "'-it*  "if'"V  ■  >'■■'.   ■•.•■■■.'''  '    ■.    "   ■'■■ 

Father  does  not  easily  hear  ti,e  prayer  which  the-'"  """' 
Son  hath  not  dictated.?,''  .'He  Vhoinade  us  to' 


:lr:':'ii>-v';-i.-.:-f' . 


kXPLAMATION  OV  THK  MASS. 


m; 


''^"  ?'  V  ?  suniraaryjof  the  Gospel."  '  ■;. :  '.;  ;^ ;  ;j  jvi^i 
^''?r^.H^^'*'"'ft*^-^^'«! *>»«;  apostles;!^ 
form  cr^^anqn  of- tlie;Ma88/.  they  ui^  >'  ^r^i-'^KJ^ 
Conseciation  lapd^W;  Lord's  Triiycr.     '  F^ft  -I' 

hIoikI.  aiwl   fl»n    n'c.Soi. i-    _L       '..       .  ■    ■    ill 


Some  authors 
settled  tlio 

only    the   Consecr 

.-r--^— ".  ■»~»uB    jrniycr. 

it  IS  aaid  aloud,  and  thq  assistants  say  the  last 


':i^ 


...  .  *  '  '^ . — '  *  '■  "*  "^  """lo/ ..CIO.,  making  a  .  ?,-;t;iy ' 
kiud  of  amplificationupon  the  last  petition;  beg-"' '" 'l^'i'fv 
ging  that  the  blessed  Virgin,  St.  Peter,  and  St.  ■^^--v 
Paul  (St.  Gregory  added  St.  Andrew;  to  whom •  he -^''■■'  ':"'4 
had  a  particular  devotion),  and  all [ the  saints,, may? ■.■'^■i'^M- 
joni  lu  obtaining  for  US' a  deliverance  from  thoi V'f  ' ' '"  ;^ 
great  evil  of  sin,  and  in  obtaining  peace  and  unity  ■"^^•;^'.';M;-^ 
with  God,  peaiie  and  .tranquillity  among  men,  ana:l.:;-9'S'l 
,    '  St.  ch'y.««o«.Trj>;^j^^  ■  ^ 


PQace  and  concord  within  ourselves,  in  these,  our 
days  of  tribulation  and  aitliction ;  and  that,  in  this 
security,  we  may  wortliily  particiflhte  of  the  holy  . 
^'.|^vt|^^^'^:'EuchariB^;';the!solace  of :  our  earthly  pil^rimiage.,. 
rjjjjl.jjy ];]The  low  voice  in ^yhich  this  prayer  is  'said^may -, 
'represent  the  silence  of  the  holy  women;  who  pre- 
pared their  spices  to  anoint  our  blessed  Saviour's 
body,  but  rested  on  the  Sabbath  day  according  to 
the  commandment.'     i    ,         '•    i  '  . .     ' o;  •'  : 

The  priest,  meantime,  uncovers  the  paten,  and 
'  lays  the  purificatory  aside,  in  reference  to  the  linen 
clothes  wiiich  were  found  apart  in  the  monument 
at  the  resurrection  of  Christ.     Ho  kisses  the  paten 
■}.  (as  asking  of  God  peace  of  soul  and  body),  and 
Irreverently  places  it  under  the  sacred  Host.-. '  He  (hen' ' ; 
'' uncovers  the  ohalioo/ kneels,  and  taking  up.  the 
Host,  breaks  it  over  the  chalice,  that  if  any  par- 
ticles should  fall  otT,  the  clialiue  may  receive  them. 
The  breaking  of  the  Host   serves   for  the  more 
i' commodious  receiving  it,   and  imitates  what  our 
.;  blessed  Saviour  did  at  His  Last  Supper,  and  which   ' 
:    the  Church  in  all  ages  has  observed.  '  This  cere- 
'  mony  is  often  mentioned  in  the  New  Testament. 


'^^^':•'■^■•i'w•■'■:.•;i 


>  St.  Lukt  xilll. 


v. 


:<•'•;:  i:-,i.'. 


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'  KXl'LAltATION  OV  TIIK  HASH.. 

I,'.'.    .  ■ -J 


t.  Paul  says'  that  "the  breiwl- which  wo  bruak',  •  •• '  .  ': 
I  it  not  tho  coiiimuuiou  of  the 'body  of' Josiis  '  ri  '  "  '' 
luist?'f    Tlie  disciples  at  Eminaus  kilow  Christ  ■:!•.,'.:  ,•'.,■ 


called  bread,  this  docs  i)ot contradict  t\\eJtenil*fair\    .,>;•.,"• 
cMce  or  tlio  miraculous. bluingo':-  since ^our  Saviour    " 'J  •  ';; 
often  calls  Himself  the  bread  [o/[  li/e,\  the  true  '.  .'i-.j?  :  'v 
broad    which    came  '  down's ' from . I  lieaven,*.     The.,'  ■■'*"-,''  '.• 
species  only  are  divided.     Our  Saviour's  body  is 
incapable  of  fracturc/division,  or  hurt;  "ho  cannot  . ' 
(Ik:  nor  sulTcr  any  more ;  "  so  tho  soul  of  m.an  is  not     . ;      .    , 
broken   or  separated,  although,  the  parts  of  the      ''•'-^'•':, 
body  bo  amputated  or  separated  from  bach  other.     '  ,-  :-/l' 
Ho  then  makes  tluice  the  sign  of  the  cross  witli  a    '  ;'-.^;f' 
particle  of  tlie  host  over  tho  cluilice,  saying,  "May    • 
the  peace  of  our  Lord  be  always  with  you.'  ,     Tlie     ;  • . 
people  answer,  "And  with  thy  spirit."     Upon  this  ,"[■.*• 'Vi.' 
mutual  agreement  in  the; peace  of  Clirist  Jesus,  :';Y:J-,>',;' 
ho  lets  tho  particle  fall 'into  the  chalice,  saying, '■;  I ''''•i  v 
"Jlay  this  mixture  and  consecration  of  the  body    .,•'■"'.' 

■ — ^— ^-- — r — -  '•■•';:, ■■>■■.  •'...■.•J 

-.■'.;.;;:;';:",f4i.f:r^if 


;r,',?';,.;.<(-i.<>V*';5'»;.vl::;',.!'-.^:-v/;:  :^;--.;-     "■  ■^      .    ,  ■,  r  •  .  ,  '  ■  i-'r, 

•■■:■;■■■■•!■    j-r*:'-''  ■■••';■ '^  :"'-•  ■    '•'  '   ar  '■ 

f    '■■'       •■   '     :,  .    KXPI.AXAT10X   OK    TIIK   MASS.  *'" 

I 

I 

ttiid  blood  of  pur  Lord  Jesus  Christ  bo  to  us  who 

receive  it  efEectual  to  life  overlastiug.     Amen." 

j-'^vUt    This  .mixture,  which  is  only  of  the  elements,  ox 

'^!i^;!;:;;?specie8,'signifie8  that  there  is  but  one  Sacrament  ' 

I -ii'JJ''^ ',  xinder  both  species,  and  has  always  beeii  observed 

■^       ■      in  tho  Church  as  an  apostolical  tradition. 

It  is  mentioned  in  all  the  Liturgies.    In  that  of . . 
St.  Chrysostom  it  is  thus:  Tho  priest,  taking  the 
particle,  puts  it. into  the  chalice,  saying,  "Tlie 
plenitude  of  tho  Holy  Ghost,  now  and  for  ever,  and 
world  without  end.    Amen." 


•  I  Cor.  i: 
iv.  John  vl. , 


•  Bt:'Luk«'»lr.M 
■'«  Rom.  vi.  *, 


THE  PAX  DOMINI.     ,  ' 

-At  the  I'ux  Domini,  in  the  priinitive  ages,  the 
faithful  were  wont  to  salute  one  another,  in  re- 
membr.'ince  of  the  salutation  of  Christ  to  His 
disciples  after  His  resurrection,  when  He  repeatedly 
said, "  Peace  be  to  you."  "  Whence,"  says  St.  Cyril, 
of  Alex.andria,  "there  is  a  certain  law  delivered  unto 
us  by  tho  Church ;  for  in  all  holy  congregations 
we  often  salute  one  another  in  this  m.anner." 
These  salutations  have  long  been  left  oft  among  tho 
people ;,  but  tho  kiss  of  peace  is  still  passed  around 


BuJohnvl.,   •  ;   r-. -♦Item,  vU*...;,  :,•■'::•••':.■  •:''.'|.  •.■-.s'*.; 


''4^<i  r^il  :among  religious  orders,  canons,  and  wherever  the    •  . 

:^i;-5v'"^^i'-v  •'.•■•"•  '  ■"■■  ■•'-  .'•'■'■■•  ••     ;  ii-'-.'-:  •'. •!.•'•  i:  ^■ 

V/ir.'.-*'i''..i"  ■.;■,:         ...    ■:     ,->      ■•.-.    ,- .       .    :,..■■::•.":•'.•-•■■>■ 


••■/•' 


•;.(.■ 


GO    i 


iMivsH  iii  oolo\)ratea',with  ft  choirlof  clericsV  yot  avo  "•  •'  « 
ouglit  still  to  coiiteinplrtte„tho!, resurrection  and   .,? 


h:-- 


'J:'i-.(>- :-.•/.;>'■  r-.i.'.;  ...'KXl'tAMATIOK.'Ol'  "••■""'"■"       "  "'    ''        ' 


'OF.  Tlie   UA88. 


CTJIi-yLi-: 


'.and  to  the  Lamb,  be  benediction,  and  honor,  and. 
,  ■  '•  ■  B^o^'yi  fti»l- power  for  over  and  ever." ' 


A0NU8  D2I. 

Having  adored  tilio  blessed  Sacrament,  the  priest,  . 
bowing  and  striking  his  breastjsays  twice,  «*  Lamb        ■  % 
of  God,  who  Wkest a^ay  tWims  world;  htiYe)^;v;i  j;  ;5 

:...  mercy  oji  us  j^^kiidiiHi^^hird^tiihei  Ke^^  Grant  )'c'f^^^ 

us  peace.'V'  This' islto  "be: found  in  ancient  Litur^  i  ^:'    i' 
gies;    but    it    is  commonly    believed    tliat  Topo 
Scrgius,   in  tlio   sixth  century,   ordained  that  it 
shoiddbo  said  thrice.,,  Thjs ; appellation  of.  Lamb;,' 
Avas  given  to  our  Saviour  by  the" projihets  Isaiah  ?:V.; 
and  Jeremy;*  by  St.  John  the  Baptist,'  when  he  j  .'.* 
pointed  out  the  Messiah,  saying,  "  Behold  the  Lamb  .'' '' ' 
of  God;  behold  him  who  taketh  away  the  sins;'.'- 
of  the  world."     The  Son  of  God. is  often  called l^j^^' ^ 
the  Lamb  by  St.  John  in  .Kevelation.     With  the''^'!';' 
ancients  in  tlie  Apocalyiiso,  and  with  all  faithful.^' ; ?' i^ 

•    Christians,  let  us  humbly  adore  the  Lamb  Christ  '•Ti;: 
Jesus,  saying,  "To  him  who  sitteth  on  tlie  throne,'     '. 


'.^•: 


;.n: 


I.  ;  >;r.i:. 


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<  liiilah  nil. 


.•Jorxl. 


<  Hi,  Joliu  I.  m,  30. 


;  v.iiioAclo^  mcpkiiess,  pationcc,  and  innocence,  bo  to 
=•;';.'•  H8  a  pacific  host,  ft  pcacc-olfering  j  and  so  dispose 
i'.  •;:/|; our  soids,. that  in  true  peace  of  conscience  we  may 
s  If;  •vf'.''.' -approach  to  thy  holy  sacralment."  - 

'■!;  i  :li  7 ..  V  ^  ''.The  officiant  then  bowing  in  a  submissive  manner,  ■ 
^;.''.'^*.I.'»!  with  his  hands  joined  on  the  altar,  says  the  three 
following  prayers,  by  way  of  immediate  propara-- 

-..   tions  for  receiving: 

,-;'f';'i':;'' i     PBATEH8   BEFOES   KECEITINO.      ■.■..'',,;■.■.,..:,.'■  •'..'■: 
« Lord  Jesus  Christ,  wlio  saidst  to  thy  apostles,  . 
I  leave  peace  to  you,  my  peiu3e  I  give  to  you,  re- 
gard not  my  sius,  but  the  faith  of  thy  Church,  and 
vouchsafe  her  that  peace  and  unity. which  is  agree- 
able  to  thy  holy  will,  who  livest  and  reignest  God . , 
for  ever  and  ever. .  Amen."        ;    ; 

He  begs  this  peace  by  the  faith  of  the  Church; 
that  peace  which  was  proclaimed  at  our  Saviour's 


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birth,  and  which  he  bequeathed  as  ]iis  parting  -• 

legacy.    He  begs  for  the.  Church  that  unity,  that 
purity  fj-om  error,  heresy,  .'and,  Bchsin,.  without,    ^.i,.■•) 
;_,',;  which  she  cannot  be  the  Vpouao. of  Clirist  ■  He  :!^i:-;f /"  ! 
•         bogs  that  unity  and  peace  iii;3;;reigi,^ among  tiie'^^  ; l' 
faitliful,  sweetness  and  truth  in  their  oonVorsatiori,  ■    ■  ^  ^  !C-V 
justice  in  their  actions,  and  charity  in  their  liearts.  '  '''^  '/v 
Skooxd  PiiAYEii.  —  J' 0  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  Son        '  •   ::' 
.  .      ,   of  the  living  Godi  ;Who;  by  t^^ni  of:  thy  Father,  vv/^^ 
•     •.     the  Holy  Gbo8t!M5perating;ihMt7bj^  thy  death ^^'t^^ 
given  life  to  the : World;  deliver  ine,  by  this  most      ^i'''^-'^ 
sacred  body  and  blood,  from  all  my  iniquities,  and 
from  all  evils,  and  make  me  always  adhere  to  thy 
commandments,  and  never  suffer  me  to  be  separated     ■  -'  ^  i  • 
from  thee,  who  li vest  and  reignest  God,  world 
without  end.    Amen."    /' ■   • :  •   ■    >         ;   *      P 

In- this  prayer  he'  humbly  begs  a  deliverance  ''''i 
from  sin,  and  all  the  evil  consequences  thereof;  a- 
constaut^fidelity  in  keeping  God's  commandments  j 
and  an  inseparable  union  with  the  divine  Saviour.  '■'■".  f'' 
"If,  therefore,"  says  St.  Hilary,  "Christ  hath  as-  V-  '.A 
sumed  the  flesh  of  our  body,  and  be  truly  the  man  .  r  "' 
who  was  born  of  Mary, ,  we  also  do  truly  take  the 


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we  shall  be  one,  liecauso  the  Father  is  in  him,  and 
ho  in  us." 

, '.  TniKu  Phaveii.  — • "  Let  not  the  participation  of 
thy  body,  0  Lord,  turn  to  my  judgment  and  con-^ 
demnatioii ;  but  lot  it  through  thy  mercy  be  avail- 
able  to  the  safeguard  and  remedy  both  of  the  soul 
and  body,  who  witli  God  the  Father,  in  the  unity  of 
the  Holy  Ghost,  livest  and  reignest  God  for  ever 
and- ever.  ,  Amen."    j     .     . 

';: ;; "  Let  us  labor  as.  much  as  we  can  with'  God's 
help,  that  we  may  come  with  a  pure  and  sincere . 
conscience,  and  with  a  clean  heart  and  chaste  body, 
to  the  altar  of  our  Lord,  and  deserve  to  rccci>ve  the 
body  and  blood,  not  to  judgment,  but  for  the  rem-  * 
edy  of  our  soul." '  .;■  ,        :  .  ,  , 

"  Our  body  cannot  obtain  immortality,  unless  it 
be  joined  to  the  immortal  body  of  Christ.".  * 

>/  The  assistants,  by  understanding  these  prayers, 
and  joining  their  intention  and  devotion'lwith  the 
priest  may  dispose  themselves  for  a  real  participa- 
tion of  the  sacred  mysteries,  or  for  a  spiritual  com- 
munion, of  which  a  form  will  be  subjoined.  * 


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.70       .       

THE  COMMUNION.    ;.,-,'  '•^'•.''Pi^-.;  V:  ;,•/>''■•':":•  ■': 

■  '        .-,   -^''..'^  ■.;■'..  ■'■  ■',-  '  , 

Tho  piicst  now,proceeding'to'recei(re  the  blessed 
^acrameiit,  and  consume  the  siiciificQ,  first  kneels  iiis.vvi  ^^^s; 
lidoration.    f!No:on^»;,ay8  gt^'Auptini  J'eats  ^huil^A::*; 
flesh  of  Christ  without' first;  adoring 'it  jr. 'Taking 'i^;^;)^v;:^^ 
the  sacred  Host  iiito  his  hands,  ho  says,  "  I  will  take  •-  N  ^  Si' 
the  bread  of  heaven,  aind  will  call,  upon  the  name    '"^'hl 
of  tho  Lo^d.",'^  He  thrice  strikes  his  breast,  saying,  vv  i '^v;! 
"Lord,  I  am  not  worthy  tliat  tliou  shouldcot  enter  ■;■,   ;;i;^' 
under  my  roof:   say  only  the.  word,  and  my  sour     I:  :!\i' 
sliall  be  healed.    The  body  of  our  Lord   Jesus  • 
Clirist  i)io9er?o  my  soul  to  everlasting  life.  Amen." 
I'jiu.siiig  11  little,  lie  kneels  again,  and  says,  "  AVhat 
sliall  I  render  to  our  I>/rd  fcr  all  things  that  he'; 
liatli  given  to  mo?    I  vfiU  take  the  chalice  of  salva- ;! 
tion,  and  I  will  call  upon  the  name  of  the  Ijonl     I 
will  call  on  our  Lord  in  nri^ising  him,  and  I  «hall  ,■ 
be  »rife  n'om  my  enemxd."     "Jeceiviiig  the  chalice, 
lie  says,'''' Tlie  bl'xjd  of  ou..  Loid  Jesus  Christ  pie-    • 
serve  my  soul  to    vr  lasting  life.     Amen."    And  • 
here,  if  tlicio  bo  coinmunican'ts.  the  Communion  is 
administered  with  the  words  and  ceremonies  known 
to  everybody.     Nor  need  I  here  detain  you  by  de- 
tailing the  devotion  of  soul  and  reverence  of  body 


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'  with  which  the  communicant  ought  to  approach  to 
this  sacred  and  life-giving  banqdet. 

.'■■J  •,■.'■.'/■''■■ 

.  COMKQNION   IN  ONE   KIND.  '.    > 

:•  i '  •    •.  •     ■     •  '•    ■  •'„'       <■  ■■        ■    '  \       ■ 

•|r;  And  here  it  may  be  proper  to  say  a  few  words' 

.'upon  communion  in  one  kind,  so  much  found  fault 
with  by  modern  sectaries.    From  what  has  been 
:;  already  said,  it  is  clear  that  Catholics  have  always 
'  Iteld  the  Eucharist  to  bo  both  d  sacrifice  and  a 
j  Sacrament.    As  a  sacrifice,  they  hold  both  kinds  . 
necessary,  for  tho  perfect  representation  of  our 
Sa/iour's  passion  and  offering  him  up  to  His  eter- 
nal Father,  under  tho  appearance  of  death ;  biit  as 
a  Sacrament  only,  they  believe  there  is  no  precept 
of  Christ  for.lor  against  receiving  in  both' kind-s, . 
and  that  comn>union  in  one  or  in  both  species  is  a 
,  matter  of  exterior  discipline,  left  to  the  judgment 
and  discretion  of  the  Church,  which,  as  the  Council 
of  Trent  says,'  always  considered  herscIjP  as  pos- 
sessed of  the  power,  in  tho  dispensation  of  the 
'.  Sacraments    (the  si\bstanco  or  essence  remaining 
entire),  to  enact  or  change  what,  according  to  tho 
circumstances  of  time  and  place,  she  should  judge 


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expedient  for  the  advantage  of  the  receivers,  or  tlie ' 
respect  duo  to  the  Sacraments  themselves.    That 
St.  Paul  liad  pretty  clearly  pointed  out  this  autlior- 
ity,  saying,  "So  let  a  man  deem  us  as  the  ministers'    ' 
of  Clirist,  and  the  dispenser?;  of  the  mysteries  of  3 
GoJ," '  and  had  availed  himself  ^of  this  license  in":';/ 
correcting  certain  abuses  in  regard  to  the  sacra^^ ' 
mcnt  of  the  Eucharist,  by  his  Epistle,  and  defer- 
ring  otlier  regulations  for  his  personal  arrival,  and 
observation:    !' And.  the  rest ;  I  will  set  inordev":; 
when  I  come."'  v.:       .■'■.'.■-•.  v:     ■.■-'■  •.-.-'^ 

That,  in  the  early  ages  of  Christianity,  the  Sac-    '  ■ 
ramcnt  had  frcquenily  been  administered  in  both 
kinds;   but  that,  in   process  of  time,  the  custom;'., 
being  almost  generally  changed,  the  Church,  con-'..-,?; 
scions  of  her  authority,  and  actuated  by  weigiity^^-'f  tv;^^ 
and  just  reasons,  had  approved  of  communion  in  ■!:■■■'' ') 
one  kind,  and  enacted  it  as  a  law  wliicli,  without 
the  authpjityof  the  Cliurch,  it  was  forbidden  to     :      ; 
reject  or  to  change.     ,  ,,  •.■;•' 

Tlieso  words  of  Christ  are  objected  to  us,  " Ex-  ■'>' 
cppt  you  eat  tlie  flesh  of  the  Son  of  Man,  and.;''t 
drink  liis  blood,  you  shall  not  have  life  in  you."  • 


RXPLA^ATION   OV   TilR   MARfl. 


—73 


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>  1  Cor.  Iv.  3. 


>IOor.  xl.84. 


•  John  vl.  64. 


•    The  greater  part  of  Protestants  deny  these  words 
to  concern  the  Eucharist  at  all ;  and  therefore  they 
have  an  ill  grace  to  object  thim  to  us; 
,'  In.  connection  with  this  text  we  may  cite  St. 
Paul :  ■  "  Therefore,  whosoever  shall  eat  this  bread 
or  drink  this  chalice  of  the  Lord  uiwovthily  shall 
bo  guilty  of  tho  body  and  of  the  blood  of  the  Lord" 
(I  Cor.  xi.  27).     Those  words  show  cleanly  that  St. 
Paul  acknowledged  that  the  reception  of  ttio  Sacra- 
ment under  either  one  or  the  other  kind  -implied 
receiving  both  the  body  and  blood  ot  Christ.    This'  .> 
text  has  been  corrupted  in  the  English  (Protestant) 
versions  of  the  Bible  printed  in  lC(i2,  1577,  and 
1599,  and  reads  as  follows :  "  Eat  this  bread  mid 
drink,"  etc.,  instead  of  "or  drink,"  in  order  to    .  , 
sanction  communion  uiuk    I  cth  kinds ;  but  all  tho  ' , 
ancieiit  oodices  and  versions,  both  Greek  and  Latin, 
give  tlu!    disjunctive    conjunction    "or"    (Greek 
"  i  iriny,"  not  "  Kttl  ntvy,"  Latin  "vel  bilferii,"  not  "  et 
bibevU  ")     The  latest  revised  and  "  authorized  ver- 
sion," however,  of  the  English  Testament  of  18S1 
goes  back  tc  tlie  original  and  correct  sources,  as  in 
many  otlier  points,  and  gives  the  text  correctly,  "  or 
drink." 
Admitting  them,  as  we  do,  literally  to  regard  the 


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•     .    •'     ••  .•••    ■   ;/'<■•'••.,'■,   ■    •■.'  •..        ...      .  ;,..   ' 

•        •;.--'•  ■   ■  1  ■'■  •■      "•-'■„   •  --i'. '»•:■.      ;■.■■.■- 

..     t    .,..'1-    ■    1.       .      •.--icu"'-    ,  '.  ■   '.■•\\      '    • 

■•  ■':,'•■■•'•.•■'  ■.■■■•,■■•  -J*-;''--!.'''''  '■■'*'•  ■''i  '''■■  ■•■-■>•  ■•■•"■ 


BXPLAVATIoir   OF^THR   MA88.J 


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holy  Eucharist,  we  must  confront  this  proposition 
with  otlier  propositions   from,  the  same  chapter, 
e.(j.,  "  This  is  the  bread  which  coineth  down  from 
licavcn,  that  if  any  man  eat  of  it  Jie  may  not  die." '. 
Hero  eating  alone  excludes  death';  and,  again,  "If 
any  man  eat  of  tliis  bread,  he  shall  live  forever."  • 
Here  life  is  promised  to  eating  alone.    All  these 
propositions  tiowed  from  the  mouth  of  onr  Saviour. 
Tlioy  canuot,  then,..bo-obhtradictory  to  e.ach  other ; 
but  they  would  necessarily  be  so  if  the  first  implied 
a  precept  of  receiving  botii  kinds.     It    liercfore 
simply  means  that  wo  must  receive  botli   lody  and 
l»l(i()(l;   and,  as  every  Catholio  believes  llio   l^oal  , 
I'rosenco,  ho  canuot  doubt/but,  in  receiving  either   ;." :' 
,  s[)ecics,  ho  receives  the  true  body  and  blood  of  our  ■:';', 
Saviour,  there  being  now  no  separation  of  the  one     .    ' 
from  the  other.  * 

Ihit  did  not  our  Saviour,  in  giving  the  chalice  to 
the  apostles,  say,  Drink  ye  all  of,  this?*    He  did      ". 
so,  and  the  same  all,  viz.,  the  apostles,  fulfilled  the    ^/;' 
command;  and  they  all  drank  of  it.*    This   may  ,  .V"^. 
imply  a  command  to  the  bishops  and  prirsts  who  '    '' 
celebrate  the  holy  mysteries  to  receive  the  in  under 


■I    .';, 


•!^'^/^';.!:  '  ■'•■■'■^''  'bxpi^natioh  of  tiik  mass; 


••76..:^"..:'V' 


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>  John  vl.  60.      •  lb.  »3. 


•St.  Mall,  xxvl.n 

*   »•    ,    •    J    *■■■    5  It  *  SfT   ■■  .  k    »'». 


1»'  1 


•  61.  Mnll.  xW.  ». 


■i^l' 


both  kinds,  but  not  for  the  people  in  general,  nor 
for  the  priests  when  they  are  not  actually  celebrat- 
:     ing;  and  no  bishop  or  priest  not  celebrating^  not  .  •..; 
i'  .eyen  on  his  death-bed,"' receives  under,  both  kinds.  .     ,  .  ,^ 
."^;'  These  words,' JOrmJtj/e  all  of  thi$,  cnn  have  no     ' 
force  against  Catiiolics,  unless  it  bo  proved  tliat 
all  the  words  which  our  Saviour  addressed  to  the 
apostles  at  His  Last  Supper  equally  regarded  all 
V.    the  faithfvd;   now   in  that  supposition,  every  lay 
man  and  woman  would  have  the  power  to  conse- 
crate the  Hucharist.    This  argument,  therefore,  by 
l)Voviut,'too  much  proves  notliiug. 

Tlic  oarliost  Fiith(>rs  and  unfli'siiistical  historians    . 
,       make  freciuont  mention  .of  cominimion  in  one  kind  i   .   ; . ' 
us  when  in  times  of  persecution  the  faithful  were 
allowed  to  carry  home  the  blessed  Sacrament  under 
tlio  specijis  of  bread,  and  conuiuiuicate  themselves, 
to  strengthen  them  in  the  trial  they  had  to  undergo.    . 
•     Sometimes  even  children  were  communicated,  and 
■      that  under  the  species  of  wine.     Evagrius,  Euse- 
bins,  St.  Paulimis,  Venerable  Bede,  etc.,  relate  par- 
ticiilar  instances  of  communion  in  one  kind  only.    '^ 
Tliree  general  Councils  approve  and  authorize  it.' 


I  CoMlonco.  14Ui  Uonllo,  1431;  Tronl,  \M. 


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70 


EXPLANATION   OF. THE   MASa..' 


Even  the  Acts  of  tho  Apostles  insinuate  it :  The 
faithful  were  perseveiiug  in  the  doctrine, of  the 
apostles,'  and  in  the  cpinmiinication  of  the  break- 
ing of  bread,  and  in  prayers.' V;'*:.-    ^':V  '•":'■  -^'^ 

The  command  for  air  the  faithful  to  receive . 
under  both  kinds,  iu  order  to  discover  the  afani- 
diiuan  heretics,*  shows  tho  practice  of  receiving, 
()l)tionally,  one  or  both  kinds  before  that  time. 

That  the  Church  is  always  roady  to  comply  with 
every  reasonable  rc(iue8t,  in  point  of  discipline, 
wlien  it  can  tend  to  promote  tho  union  of  Cluistians, 
or  bring  back  to  tho  one  shccpfold  those  who  liavo 
by  liercsy  gone  astray,  is  manifested  by  tho  brief 
of  Pope  I'ius  IV.,»  granting  (at  the  earnest  request 
of  tlic  Emperor  Ferdinand)  tlie  use  of  tho  Chalice 
to  certain  states  in  Germany,  upon  certain  condi- 
tions ;  but  which  ])roducing  little  good  effect,  and 
ratlicr  increasing  the  insolence  of  farther  demands, 
was  revoked  by  succeeding  Pontiffs.      .  v 

FORM  OF  A  (iPIRITUAL  COUIIVNION. 

Those  who  do  not  actually  receive,  ought  at  least 
to  make  a  spiritual  communion,  of  which  the  fol- 

>  Auu  II.  42.        •  At  lloias,  443,  by  81.  L«o.         *  K«b. «,  lOtS.     : 


V.jl:. 


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....-y;.^^,.v^. -....:  ,.,v'?',  V  •  -     •■.  ■  ;       •  •   •■  •,   : 
■'.•!■■■•,         ,:   I  .■•■  •■•  .■'■.' 

V.  :'    EXPLANATION   OF   THE   MASS, 


77 


lowing  may  serve  as  a  form:  "Throughout  the 
offering  of  this  holy  sacrifice,  0  Lord,  I  have  en- 
deavored to  fix  tho  dissipation  and  inconsistency  of 
my  mind,  and  to  meditate  on  thy  passion  and  death 
here  mystically  renewed,  and  to  beg  of  thee  to 
apply  its  merits  to  my  poor  soul ;  yet  I  know  that 
a  participation  of  those  mysteries  of  thy  lovo  is 
necessary  to  fulfil  my  duty  as  a  joint  ojl'erer  of 
this  celestial  victim,  and  to  reap  tho  full  advantage 
of  this  sacred  commemoration.    I  know  it  was  thy 
i.itention  in  tlio  institution,  and  that  it  is  still  tho 
wish  of  thy  Church,  that  all  the  faithful  assistants 
should  bo  prepared  to  communicate  as  well  as 
the  celebrant.    It  is  my  sincere  desire  to  comply 
with  thy  gracious  invitation,  and  tho  pious  solic- 
itude of  thy  spouse,  our  mother;  but  alas,  0  Lord  I 
a  just  dread  of  my  unwortliiness,  and  the  want 
of  proper  leisure  to  prepare   for  receiving   thee 
into  the  habitation  of  my  heart,  deter  me  from 
approaching  to  thy  holy  altar;  yet,  divine  Saviour, 
deign  to  cast  a  look  of  mercy  on  me. at  this  dis- 
taufie,  and  impart  to  my  soul,  hungering    after 
thee,  at  least  the  crumbs  which  fall  from  thy  blessed 
•  and  plcntifid  table.     I  am  consciox.s  I  ought  not  to 


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approach  thoe  under  the  leprosy  of  sin;  but  I  sin;.  ;     ;;■ :  ' 
eerelywish  to  bo  oleansedg, I  regret,, from. tlie  inv'^^^^%::';: 
most  depths  of  niy  soiil,  all  iWy  disloyalties  to  the^in'S^'^^fei^' 
and  hero,  with  Magdalen,  throw  myself  at  thy^vii;^yF;v 
feet,  and  wish  to  bathe  tliem  with  penitential  tears.;  V;;''kc^- 
0  grant  me  the  grace  of  a  true  contrition,  and  i,        ■:. 
slrongtiieu  my  resolutions  of .  amcndiiMj  my  life,   .i    .  v  ■  * 
Lord,  I  am  not  worthy  that  thou  shouldest  enter    ?l';-Vi:' ' 
my  roof;  say  only  theVord,  and  my  miserable  and 'f't'fr'j'. -^ 
languisliing  soul  shall  bo  healed..  0  Fountain  of  >' v' '      ' f 
Afcrcy,  siilTcr  mo  at  least  to  sigh  after  thee  II 
believe  tliou  didst  descend  from  the  bosom  of  thy 
Fatlicr  to  take  my  nature,  in  order  to  redeem  me/ ./    .':     v 
from  eternal  misery.      I  believe  thou  wast  the  f^  \!:;;  .  v' 
Priest  and  victim  in  the  sacrifice  of,  the  Cross.    I  '■V^;'   ':..■'*: 
believe  thy  precious  death  loosed  the  sorrows  of  ■•'*':'  ;':' 
hell.    I  believe  that  thy  glorious  resurrection  and  •.  ;'■>  •    ,,  • 
triumpliant  ascension  opened  the  gates  of  paradise.     ,'     •'.■  .'^ 
1  believe  the  real  presence  of  thy  holy  body  andr  ;. '  ■  v 
blood  in  these  sacred  mysteries;  and  I  believe  the    .!.''/;'.'• 
worthily  partaking  of  tliis  divine  Sacrament  Im- ''-'•';•  '. 
parts  spiritual  life,  and  is  a  pledge  of  immortality.  *    •   ' 
I  believe;  0  Lord,  help  and  quicken  my  languish-..     !      ,  •^: 
ing  faith.    My  trust  is  in  thee,  who  fillest  the  : -.-'l''':  ■':  ^^^■ 

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hungry  with  good  things.    Lord*  my  desire  is  before 
thee,  aiul  my  sights  are  not  hidden  from  thee.    A 
\ contrite  and  Immblo' heart  thou  wilt  not  despise. 
I  In  thee,  0  Lord,  I  have  hoped,  let  me  never  bo  con- 
founded, 'y 
,  "Seduced  by  my  corrupt  desires,  I  unhappily  do- 
sorted  thy  paternal  guidiince  and  thy  plenteous 
: .   mansion,  that  I  might  rango  through  foreign  elimcs 
;     in  lawless  lilwrty,  and  might  loosen  the  reigns  to 
•:    my  perverse  inclinations.     Alas!  my  happy  por- 
tion of  innocence  and  wholesome  tuition  .was  soon 
expended.    I  soon  found,  to  my  sad  experience,  that 
..'the  land  of  indulgence  ami  guilt  is  ever  a  region  of 
:■'.  inisory;'  that  I  had  exchanged' the  plenty  of  my 
:.    Father's  house  for  husks  of  swine.          ' 

"Behold  mo  now  leturned,  emaciated  with  hun- 
ger and  covered  with  rags.  Conscious  of  my  in- 
gratitude, degeneracy,  and  unworthiness,  tp  bo. 
•  ranked  in  the  number  of  thy  children,  I  beg  thou 
wilt  ailmit  me  as  one  of  thjr  servants;  for  the 
meanest  of  thy  domestics  enjoyed  a  happy  abun- 
dance, whilst  I  was  perishing  in  want  and  misery. 
Yes,  my  dear  Saviour,  tliou  thyself  art  the  food  of 
.'    niy  soul ;  nmy  1  feed  on  thee,  be  changed  into  thee, 


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EXl'LANATION.  OV  TIIR   MASS. 


and  become  one  spirit  with  thee.  May  tlieso  sacred 
mysteries  coinnuinicate  to  me  sucli  effusion  of  thy 
charity,  that  I  may  embalm  thy  sacred  body  with, 
tlio  perfumes  and  sweet  odor.' of  every  virtue,- 
enwrap  it  in  the  fine  linen  of  (v  pure  conscience) '  >' 
and  entomb  it  in  a  now  and  clean  Itcart,  tliat  thou 
in  me,  and  I  in  thee,  may  abide  and  rcposo  for 
ever.    Amen."  '.      <  .       ,.;, 


FBAYERS  AT  THE  ABLTTTIOH.        '      ' 

Taking  tlic  fust  ablution,  the  priest  says,  "  Grant, 
0  Lord,  that  what  wo  have  taken  with  our  mouth, 
wc  may  receive  with  a  pure  mind,  and  that,  tvom  a 
ti'Miponil  gilt,  it  may  become  to  us  an  eternal 
remedy." 

Taking  tlio  second  ablution,  he  says,  "  May  thy 
body,  0  Lord,  which  I  have  received,  ar.d  thy  blood 
which  I  have  drunk,  cleave  to  my  )owels,  and 
grant  that  no  stain  of  sin  remain  in  me,  who  have 
been  nourished  by  tliy  pure  and  lioly  Sacraments, 
who  livest  and  reigncst  for  ever  and  over.  Amen." 
lie  then  reads  the  versicle  called  the  Communion', 
salutes  the  jjcople,  and  bowing  before  the  altar,  says : ' 


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duty,  0  Holy  Trinity,  be  pleasing  to  thee-  and 

.    g-nt  that  the  sacriHce  which  I  nnwort  •  "Ce 

offered  up  to  the  sight  of  thy  Majesty,  may  be 

.acceptable  to  theo;  and  tl .1.   thy  mercv    1. 

pHtiatorytomeandtoallt^os^^^^^^^^ 
^'aveoffor^,,  through  Christ  our  Lorcl    aZ' 

:  ""'  -^/^^''i/.-Thc.n  blessing  tlie  faithful 
•;nakmgthe«ig„ 

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INSTRUCTIONS  BEFORE  BAPTISM. 


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rpHE  Sacrament  of  baptism  is  an  ordinance  of 
our  Lord  Jesus  Clirist,  by  which  w©  are  deUv< 
ered  from  thei  power  of  Satan,  whoscs  slaves  we 
were  born  by  sin,  and,  being  washed  by  yirtud  of 
the  Son  of  Gk)d,  we  receive  a  new  birth;  are  made 
children  of  God  by  grace ;  incorporated  in  Christy 
consecrated  as  temples  of  the  Holy  Qhost;  and* 
become  living  members  of  the  Church,  with  an  in* 
fallible  right  to  eternal  glory. 

In  this  Sacrament,  tliereforoj  our  souls  are 
cleansed  by  the  laver  of  water  in  the  word  of  life.' 
This  wnitr  and  word  are  the  outwai-d  mysterious 
aigna  of  that  inward  grace  by  which  the  soul  is 
here  eleanaed  and  sanctified,  and  are  essential  to 
Baptism.  The  other  ceremonies,  though  not  abso- 
lutely necessary,  are,  however,  by  no  means  to  be 
omitted. 

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INSTUUCTlONS   UKrOltB   BAFTISH. 


Tlio  pursou  to  be  baptized  is  presented  by  his 
godfather  and  godmother,  as  his  spiritual  par- 
cuts,  and  sureties  for  his  baptismal  engagements.  . 

These  give  in  his  name;  and  having  asVed  in  it 
tlio  Faith,  and  promised  to  keep  the  Cnmmand- 
nientM,  diiTcrc.nt  ceremonies  are  then  performed  to 
prepare  the  soul  for  tlio  grace  of  Baptism;  sucli 
as  blowiiiQ  thrice  on  the  face  in  contempt  of  Satan, 
commanding  him  to  M  depart,  and  give  place  to  ' 
the  Holy  Spirit:"  the  putting  in  the  mouth  a 
grain  of  aalt,  as  an  emblem  of  true  wisdom  and  ' 
discretion,  which  seeks  God  in  all  things ;  and  of 
the  seasoning  of  the  soul  with  the  grace  of  Christ, 
to  keep  it  from  the  corruption  of  sin:  the  re- 
peated exorcisms,  in  order  to  cast  out  ti  e  devil : 
and  the  touching  the  ears  with  spittle,  saying 
"  Ephphatha  I  be  thou  opened,"  in  imitation  of 
Christ,'  to  signify  the  necessity  of  having  the  - 
senses  of  the  soul  open  to  the  truth  and  grace  of ' 

God.  ■   .'•;T^:,V^-    ■  •'■■  ■  ■? 

To  a  solemn  renunciation  of  Satan,  his  works  and    > 

pomps,  succeeds  the  anointing  on  the  breast  with 

holy  oil,  to  signify  the  unction  of  divine  grace ;  be- 


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twocn  the  shoulders,  to  express  the  necessity  of  the 
same  grace,  to  support  the  crosses  we  aro  to  carry 
on  our  .shoulders  through  the  whole  course  of  our 
lives. 

i laving  professed  tlio  articles  of  our  Faith,  the 
Sacr.ament  is  administered  by  pouring  water  on  the 
head,  with  the  ^vords  ordained  by  Christ,  viz.,  "I 
iKvptizo  thoe  in  the  name  of  the  Father,"  etc. 

The  baptized  person  is  afterward  anointed  on  the 
top  of  the  hesul,  in  the  form  of  a  cross,  with  the 
sacred  chrism,  and  thereby  consecrated  in  u  par- 
ticular manner  to  God ;  and  cannot,  without  sac- 
rilege, be  profaned  or  alien.atcd  from  His  divine 
service.  A  white  garment  is  then  put  on  the  head, 
to  denote  the  robe  of  innocence,  with  which  we  are 
clothed  in  Baptism.  And,  lastly,  a  bumintj  taper 
is  put  into  the  hand  oi  the  new  Christian,,  to  sig- 
nify the  lamp  of  faith  which  he,  or  she,  is  always 
to  keep  burning  with  the  oil  of  charity,  and  good 
works,  for  the  glory  of  God,  the  edification  of 
neighbors ;  and  with  it  be  ever  ready  to  go  forth  to 
meet  the  heavenly  bridegroom,  and  to  be  admitted 
by  him  to  tlmt  happy  nuptial  feast  which  knows 
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Thus,  dear  reader,  you  see  that  the  ceremonies 
used  in  Baptism  are  very  expressive ;  and  that  they 
are  by  no  means  a  subject  of  ridicule  for  the  in- 
fidel, or  unmeaning  mummery  to  those  unwise 
persons  who  have  neither  the  time,  the  Scriptural 
knowledge,  or,  above  all,  the  grace  to  investigate 
tlio  deep  and  instructive  nature  of  the  Catholic 
olBocs  in  a  spirit  of  prayer  and  unprejudiced  scarcli 
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INSTRUCTIONS  BEFORE  CHURCHING 

■•;;v;:    v;>         WOMEN.  - 


T  ANNOUNCE  glatl  tidings  to  you.  Your  child 
is  made  a  Christian,  and  the  Catholic  Church, 
the  spouse  of  Jesus  Clirist,  directs  her  minister 
to  animate  you  to  a  fervent  devotion  in  returning 
thanks  for  tliis  great  blossing.  Desooch  the  Al- 
mighty to  grant  you  length  of  life  to  M\v  your 
child  in  the  holy  faith  in  which  it  was  baptized. 
It  has  been  admitted  into  the  Churcli  militant,  in 
the  name' of  the '.Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost. 
Take  care  to  inculcate  the  divine  virtues  of  faith, 
hope,  and  cliarity,  by  word  and  example,  which, 
will  obtain  for  your  chill  and  yourself  admission 
into  tlie  Churcli  triumphant  in  heaven.  Holding 
the  candle  in  your  hand  is  an  emblem  of  your  faith ; 
and  the  23d  Psalm  is  read,  that  you  may  i-cccivc 
blessings  from  the  Lord,  and  mercy  from  God  your 
Saviour. 

V  B.— ThU  nenetlletlon  ti  given  only  to  lueh  woman  ni  btv*  broagbt 
forth  In  lawful  wedlock. 

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rpiIOSE  wlio  avo  to  enter  on  the  matrimonial  state 
.  should  know  that  ^fatrimony  wus  originally 
instituted  by  God  in  tlio  garden  of  Paradise.  It 
was  afterward  ratified  by  the  Son  of  God  in  the 
New  Testament,  honored  with  Plis  first  miracle,  by 
changing  water  into  wine  at  the  nuptials  of  Cana 
in  Galilee,  and  raised  by  ITim  to  the  dignity  of  a 
Sacrament,  which  confors  upon  the  worthy  ivcoivers 
a  sanctifying  grace  which  will  enable  them  to  live 
together  in  a-,  manner  perfectly  pleasing  to  God, 
and  highly  conducive  to  both  their  temporal  and 
eternal  welfare.  St.  Paul  calls  it  a  Oreat  Sacra- 
ment, because  the  union  tliat  exists  between  the 
married  pair  is  a  mysterious  representation  of  tliat 
union  which  exists  between  Christ  and  His  Church, 
and  also  of  that  union  wliich  exists  between  His 
sacred  Humanity  and  His  Godhead. 

Hence  the  importance  of  entering  upon  tliis  holy 
state  witli  the  necessary  dispositions,  viz.,  a  con- 

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90  IKSTKUCXIOWa   DRPOnE  hatrihokt. 

science  fvco  from  mortal  sin,  by  a  good  confession 
and  worthy  communion,  lest  by  a  profanation  of 
this  divine  institution,  instead  of  a  blessing,  you 
should  entail  on  yourselves  an  endless  train  of 
miseries.  Secondly,  with  purity  of  intention,  to 
admit  notliing  which  may  bo  either  incompatiblo 
with  our  spotless  religion,  or  contrary  to  that 
modesty  which  becomes  tlie  Christian  at  all  tiiud^, 
but  more  especially  on  so  sacred  and  solemn  an 
occasion.  Tliirdly,  you  nmst  study  to  promote 
your  mutual  felicity,  nud  concur  togoth  'v  iu  all  tlio 
concerns  of  life.  IJc  careful  to  avoid  liosn  .sli;irp 
contests  aiul  little  disputes  whicli,  al;is,  embitter 
tliu  marriage  state  and  render  it  completely  miser- 
able, near  with  each  otlicr's  weaknesses,  that  you 
may  live  in  peace  and  harmony.  Itut  above  all, . 
never  neglect  the  most  essential  duty  in  this  state, 
viz.,  the  religious  education  of  your  children,  —  if 
God  should  bless  you  with  them.  Teach  them 
early  the  duties  of  a  Christian  life,  as  well  by  your 
example  as  your  precept,  that  you  and  they,  wlieu 
time  shall  be  no  more,  may  enjoy  etc  rnal  happi- 

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RULES  FOR  ATTENDING  AT  MASS. 


LOW  MASS. 
When  the  priest  leaves  the  sacristy,  the  faithful 
rise  and  remain  standing  tintil  the  priest  comes 
down  from  the  altar  to  begin  tlie  first  prayers. 
Tlien  they  all  kneel,  and  remain  so  during  tlie 
wliolo  of  the  ^loss,  with  the  exception  of  the  two 
Gospels.  During  the  reading  of  the  Gospels  all 
stand.  It  is  customary  in  some  phiccs  to  stand 
during  the  Creed.  It  is  also  allowed,  by  custom 
to  sit  at  the  Offertory  and  after  the  Communion. 
The  infirm  arc  of  course  not  bound  to  strict  ob- 
servance of  these  rules. 

HIGH  MASS. 
The   following  are  the  rules  to  be  observed  at 
High  AIoss : 

1.  All  rise  when  the  priest  leaves  the  sacristy, 
and  remain  standing  until  he  cornea  down  from  the 
altar  to  say  the  first  prayer. 

2.  Then  all  kneel  until  the  priest  intones  the 
Gloria.  ^ 

3.  At  the  introduction  of  the  Gloria,  all  rise, 
and  remain  standing  until  tlic  priest  sits  down. 

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sit  down. 

6.  When  the  priest  kisses  the  altar  before  the 
prayers,  all  rise  and  remain,  standing  during  the  .  •   j .,  ■■'{ 
singing 'of  the  prayer8.ri;|i^Vt^f  V'*'l:;'V''  -'^V  ;;."^.^     "/''-I 

G.    Wlien  the  Epistle  is  sung  or  read  all  sit  down.  ' ; 

7.  When  the  priest  beb'i.ii,  i)o»i«MK*   Vobiseum,        , 
hefoio  the  Gospel,  nil  rise  and  remain  standing  dur-    •     ,    '•• 
injf  the  singing  of  the  GospoL..;!''  ,     " 

8.  If  the  sermon  follows  the  Gospel,  the  faitli-    .    '    ^ 
ful  kneel  dnliug  the  Kent  Creator,  stand  at  the 
rciidiiig  of  th«>  Gosi)cl,  and  sit  down  during  the 
sornjon.    If  thfl  IWsliop  preaclies,  the  faithful  must 
remain  statuling,  unless  the  Bishop  invites  them  to     .      ,:'<•' 
sitdown.     ,.'>::/irl':^:^}i,-^-'}^r,:. ■.::■'■■  '-:/'  v-'.K'vvffi; 

9.  When  the  priest  commences  the  Crerfo  all    •'• '^V 
rise.     They  kneel  witli  the  priest  wiien  he  says  JSt 
incarnatus  eat  (i.e.,  And  he  was  made  flesh). 

10.  When  the  priest  sits  down  tlio    faithful       .      , 
also  sit.  ,  ■    i     ,;■ '  ,  ■;.•■■  ,  ■"'    •■/..■'"■■ 

11.  When  the  choir  sings  J?<  incamatua  est  \  .  '."'■  .■ 
homofaetua  est,t\\e  priest  uncovers  his  head.     The  ' ' 
faithful  kneel.    Afterwards  they  sit  down  until  the 
priest  returns  to  the  altar  and  kisses  it. 


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12.  Then  all  rise  and  stand  during  the  Dominua 
Vobiacvi    and  the  Oremua. 

13.  -Then  all  sit  until  the  priest  commciices  to 
'  »a;  Per  oinnia  ateeu'<\  MomUorum,  before  the  Preface. 
■■     14. '  All  riso  ut  these  words,  and  not  at  the 

Sursiim  norda.  ■     .  • 

15,     All  staiid  during  tho  rvoliuso. 

IG.  From  the  Sanctus  to  tlio  second  Ablution 
after  Comauniion  all  knocl. 

17.  At  the  second  AW'Ttidu  tho  faithful  sit 
down  until  the  priust  kisses  tho  alUr  to  sing  Domi- 
una  Vobiaeuiti.  before  tho  last  prayers. 

18.  All  stand  during  tho  last  prayers,  and  ro- 
umin  so  until  tho  priest  lum  sung  lie  iniaaa  eat, 

19.  All  kneel  then  to  receive  tho  blessing;'    v  ; 

20.  During  tho  last  Gospel  they  ail  staud,  '    " 

SOLEMN    HIQH    MASS. 
At  Solemn  High  Mass  the  same  rules  as  for  High 
Mass  are  applicable,  with  these  two  exceptions ; 

1.  Whilst  the  celebrant  reads  the  Gospel,  the 
faithful  remain  sitting ;  they  rise,  when  the  Dracon 
begins  to  sing  the  Dominua  Vobiscum. 

2.  If  the  Censer-bearer  iiiceUses  tho  congrega- 
tion at  the  Offertory,  all  rise. 


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rONTHflCAL  IIIOII  MASS. 
The  saiuo  rules  for  Solemn  High  Mass  Jire  applir 
cable  lioic  also.    If  the  Bishop  preaches,  the  faith- 
ful must  remain  standing,  unless  the  Bisliop  invites 
them  to  sit  down.    .      '      ■     .'      •  • 

CIIOTR.  . 
Conccrni-.ig  the  choir  the  Rubric  nays:  "Those 
who  sing  remain  standing,  but  if  they  do  not  just 
now  sing,  all  the  rules  above  given  apply  to  the 
choir."  Tlio  Church  allows  tlie  celebrant  to  sit 
down  four  times  during  the  celebration  of  High; 
Mass ;  viz.,  Ist,  at  the  Introit  and  the  Ki/rle  ;  2d,  at 
the  Gloria;  3d,  at  tlie  Sequence;  and  4th,  at  the' 
Ctedo.  Tlie  choir  is  never  allowed  to  omit  even  a  ' 
single  word  in  the  piece.  But  all  other  pieces  of 
music,  e.ff.\  the  Stmctua,  the  Benedietus,  the  Agnua 
Del,  must  stop  whenever  the  priest  signifies  his 
intcution  to  proceed  with  tlie  Mass.  The  Saer{fiee' 
must  not  be  interrupted  by  these  pieces.  Tlie  Mass-' ' 
server  ought  to  give  a  sign  with  the  bell  before  the 
Consecration;  again  when  the  priest  is  ready  for' 
the  Pater  Noster,  and  also  before  th.  last  prayers.  ' 
The  choir  sliould  then  stop  singing. ' 


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1.  All  should  stand  up  when  the  celebrant  is 
leaving  the  sacristy,  and  remain  standing  until  he 
has  arrived  at  the  altar. 

2.  All  should  kneel  whilst  the  celebrant  is  say- 
ing  the  first  prayer  at  the  foot  of  the  altar  j  they 
rise  when  he  rises  to  go  to  his  seat,  and  remain 
standing  until  the  celebrant  sits  down  after  inton- 
ing the  Detis  in  adjutorlum. 

3.  At  the  Gloria  Patri  at  the  end  of  each  Psalm, 
all  should  bow  the  head,  or  stand  up,  where  the 
custom  exists. 

4.  During  the  singing  of  tlio  Chapter  at  the  end 
of  tlto  I'salms  all  should  stand  up,  and  remain 
standing  until  tlio  celebrant  is  seated. :  If  the  cele- 
brant should  kneel  during  tlie  singing  of  any  hymn, 
the  people  should  kneel  also. 

C.  During  the  singing  of  the  Anthem  to  the 
Blessed  Virgin.  Alary,  and  during  the  Magnificat 
and  prayer,  the  ptiople  should  bo  standing. 

6.  When  the  celebrant  kneels  at  the  altar, 
before  the  exposition  of  the  Blessed  Sacrament,  all 
should  kneel,  and  remain  so  until  the  Blessed  Sac- 
rament is  put  into  the  tabernacle  at  the  end  of 
Benediction. 

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